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stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess (Post 1926029)
Sandy and Brooke thanks so much for posting this. I don't do this since our groomer does it but you never know that someday I might have to. I always wondered how to pluck and use the ear powder..now I know.

Great post you guys!:thumbup:
Hey girl, I'm so glad you found it helpful! :) I really had no idea how to do the plucking and I surely didn't know how to use the powder or even where to buy it really...but I tell you there is nothing to it :p I was done in a couple minutes flat on each baby and I'm sure that now that I will be doing it more often, it will only take half the time that it did last night :p

sammiz 04-17-2008 10:20 AM
I need to do this....I thought the groomer would be doing it but she has not....


I'M SCARED TO DO IT!!! :eek:

sims822257 04-17-2008 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy (Post 1926045)
LOL!!! Haha! :D Girl that is hilarious...but OMG, I am being totally serious with you here...it really is NOT bad AT ALL. I was soo scared of hurting them...but HELLO - if STEDMAN sits there and lets me do it without saying anything, then you KNOW it isn't bad...LOL. Stedman hates EVERYTHING thing girl and I do mean EVERYTHING. :rolleyes: He was actually the one that I was worried about the most because I thought that he would be squirming all over the place while I was plucking, but he honest to God just sat there and didn't make a peep lol. We were all kind of in amazement :D

As for the nails, I only do Tatum's myself - NOT Stedman's....I won't even go into how bad he is when we attempt to trim his nails on our own :eek: I take him to the vet to have his nails trimmed and believe it or not...it takes the person trimming his nails PLUS 3 other nurses to hold him down...and he is only 4 lbs :eek: LOL. He is so so bad!

Ha, ha...Okay now you have me convinced to try it. My kids need to be bathed and groomed soon so I may just go out on a limb and try it this weekend. You promise me it is not that bad? LOL...I will have to keep you posted!

silyjillie 04-17-2008 10:28 AM
It's really not bad at all. It's actually really easy! Just a little powdered and tweezers. I'm sure they'll lay still in your lap like nothings happening! Meeko falls asleep when I do him. Let us know if you try it and how everything turns out!

Reese1 04-17-2008 02:41 PM
Did you use tweezers or a hemostat? I guess there are very few nerve endings in the ear, so it doesn't really hurt them, thank goodness! I'm happy to hear that it went well for you, I'm sure we will be nervous the first time we do it!

sammiz 04-17-2008 04:55 PM
I am amazed! Even though everyone said it won't hurt:eek:...I guess I still thought it would. I can't imagine how it does not. :confused: But... I did it some...I have no powder, which I will get tomorrow but she didn't seem to mind very much. I guess I will finish it tomorrow after I get the powder.

Thank you so much for alll the comments on this. Without them, I would never have worked up the nerve to try it.:D

SueNCricket 2 04-17-2008 05:25 PM
Ear Plucking
 
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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy (Post 1925228)
Well.......I DID IT :D I am an official Yorkie Ear Plucker! :D :p

The babies did not mind it one single bit...not even STEDMAN! :eek: They just sat there and let me do it and didn't make even the tiniest of peeps :D Such good little babies they were! I am so proud of them (ok I know I sound totally nuts now :rolleyes: - but just bare with me here...I am having a "mommy moment, LOL) - I was just nervous at first because this is something that I personally haven't ever done before and I didn't want to hurt them....but I will be doing it from now on :p

Tatum seems to feel MUCH better! :thumbup: She hasn't scratched at her ears even ONCE since I plucked :D

YAY!!!
Don't forget to wash out the ears after you pluck them to remove the powder.
As a groomer I teach a lot of my clients how to do this so they can maintain the ears between groomings.
You DO NOT put the powder in with a q-tip!
The powder should come in a little squeeze bottle. Gently squeeze a little "pouf" of powder into the ear canal. Take your fingertip and use it to make sure the powder is down in there where the roots of the hair are.
Pluck all of the hair out at once, do not do a few hairs every day.
It is like S L O W L Y removing a bandaid, lol.
After all of the hair is plucked out, then you pour about 1/2 tsp of ear cleaning solution (made for pets, proper Ph level) into the ear canal. then massage this fluid into the ear canal by going behind the base of the ear and massaging vigourously at the base of the ear. Then wipe the fluid out with a flat cotton ball type make up remover pad, or a cotton ball.
This is how the vets do it, and how professional groomers do it.
I hope this is helpful.
If the powder does not get washed out, it can cause a problem too. Don't do 1/2 the job. Your dogs will feel better and smell better.
Sue & Cricket

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sammiz (Post 1926311)
I need to do this....I thought the groomer would be doing it but she has not....


I'M SCARED TO DO IT!!! :eek:
It really isn't bad at all....I PROMISE you :D I wouldn't lie to ya...trust me, if it were bad, I would be on here whining to everyone about it LOL :p

Just give it a try...once you start I'm sure you wil be done with in a couple minutes flat! :D

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sims822257 (Post 1926321)
Ha, ha...Okay now you have me convinced to try it. My kids need to be bathed and groomed soon so I may just go out on a limb and try it this weekend. You promise me it is not that bad? LOL...I will have to keep you posted!
Girl, yours and mine both! :eek: Holy cow...I was just telling someone yesterday that right now my babies are seriously looking homeless :p

Yes, I PROMISE you it's not that bad...if it is, you can personally come over here and kick my butt, LOL!! :laugh:

Keep me updated girl! :D

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by silyjillie (Post 1926333)
It's really not bad at all. It's actually really easy! Just a little powdered and tweezers. I'm sure they'll lay still in your lap like nothings happening! Meeko falls asleep when I do him. Let us know if you try it and how everything turns out!
Your right girl! It's not bad AT ALL! If I can do it...ANYONE can...trust me, LOL :p

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reese1 (Post 1926825)
Did you use tweezers or a hemostat? I guess there are very few nerve endings in the ear, so it doesn't really hurt them, thank goodness! I'm happy to hear that it went well for you, I'm sure we will be nervous the first time we do it!
I used my fingers, LOL! :D :p I would like to pick up a Hemostat in the future, just for those "hard to get areas" - but really...I got 98% of all hairs that I could see that needed to be plucked. Still, it wouldn't hurt to have a Hemostat on hand just in case you ever needed one....but for someone just starting out, your fingers will do the job wonderfully ;) :thumbup:

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sammiz (Post 1927065)
I am amazed! Even though everyone said it won't hurt:eek:...I guess I still thought it would. I can't imagine how it does not. :confused: But... I did it some...I have no powder, which I will get tomorrow but she didn't seem to mind very much. I guess I will finish it tomorrow after I get the powder.

Thank you so much for alll the comments on this. Without them, I would never have worked up the nerve to try it.:D
Awww, that's GREAT girl!! :D Let us know when you get that powder...you will be AMAZED at how EASY it is to grip the hairs with it - they come right out!!! :thumbup:

I was just like you and heard person after person say "It doesn't hurt!" - but no matter how many times I heard people say it, it still looked SO painful to me. I just couldn't imagine how it COULDN'T hurt them??? :confused:

Obviously the babies are proof that it doesn't though...because mine didn't say a single thing about it! :p

stedmansmommy 04-17-2008 08:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SueNCricket 2 (Post 1927112)
Don't forget to wash out the ears after you pluck them to remove the powder.
As a groomer I teach a lot of my clients how to do this so they can maintain the ears between groomings.
You DO NOT put the powder in with a q-tip!
The powder should come in a little squeeze bottle. Gently squeeze a little "pouf" of powder into the ear canal. Take your fingertip and use it to make sure the powder is down in there where the roots of the hair are.
Pluck all of the hair out at once, do not do a few hairs every day.
It is like S L O W L Y removing a bandaid, lol.
After all of the hair is plucked out, then you pour about 1/2 tsp of ear cleaning solution (made for pets, proper Ph level) into the ear canal. then massage this fluid into the ear canal by going behind the base of the ear and massaging vigourously at the base of the ear. Then wipe the fluid out with a flat cotton ball type make up remover pad, or a cotton ball.
This is how the vets do it, and how professional groomers do it.
I hope this is helpful.
If the powder does not get washed out, it can cause a problem too. Don't do 1/2 the job. Your dogs will feel better and smell better.
Sue & Cricket
Thank you so much for all of your very helpful information! This is exactly how I did it :D I didn't use a Q-Tip and I did clean the ear after plucking with an ear cleaning solution that I have (for dogs - LOL) :p

Your post was very helpful and it has lots of great info - thank you so much! :thumbup:

nygee 04-17-2008 09:41 PM
Sandysand, that video was so helpful, even though I have never plucked the hairs on my three babies, I feel like it hurts them... I have many books that teach you the process, but I just clean their little ears with a solution/acidifier that I fill canal with and rub, then they just shake the excess solution out of their ear...They've never had ear infections...
Everyday is a learning experience, thanks for the tip...
I guess we've just been very lucky...

tjdmom 04-18-2008 03:35 AM
All right! I think I may have to go to petsmart today. Do you find the powder in the grooming section? My vet told me recently that my groomer needs to do a better job with Zoe's ears. :eek: I told her, well, I'm the groomer so...... I'm afraid of hurting her but if you promise it doesn't hurt.... I'll try it! :p


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