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HELP! Powder for Plucking Ears? Tatum is going NUTS today with scratching inside her ears and I think it could very well be due to the fact that they need to be plucked. I looked in them a few minutes and did see hair that needs to come out, so I think that this is what the problem is. I know this is going to sound horrible, but I have never plucked her ears before :eek: Anyway my question is....do they have the Powder available at Petsmart that you use when plucking their ears? I know I can order it online, but I REALLY need to do this today....she is just going crazy and I want to get that hair plucked out ASAP. If someone could let me know if this is available at Petsmart, I will run right now and pick it up so that I can get my poor babies ears plucked...and Stedman's too while I'm at it! Thanks in advance! :thumbup: |
:aimeeyorkI am not so sure by yours but I know mines do carry it. (Can you call the store?) Here's a video that I used to teach myself! I had no idea how to use the ear powder How to Clean a Dog's Ears | ExpertVillage Videos |
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I just watched Marci's (Layla's mom) Ear Plucking video...but I will click on the link you gave me and watch that one too...thank you so much girl!! |
You are very welcome! |
PetSmart here has it,, i ordered mine from PetEdge.com,, thought i'd never be able to do that plucking thing,, but ,, i did,, and it was easy with the powder,, You Can Do IT!!1:thumbup: |
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Thanks everyone for the help! :D Just got back form Petsmart a little while ago and they did have some so I picked it up and will be attempting to pluck the babies ears in a few :eek: Hopefully all will go smoothly, LOL. I'm worried about Stedman though...he hates EVERYTHING...say a prayer :eek: lol. Thanks again! :thumbup: |
I use the powder in all my kids ears, placing it with a Q-tip! BUT I only pluck a few hairs every other day until they are all gone. I also use an ear wash to clean the canal with. They don't like it but they never yelp so I know it is not hurting them and is much better for their ears...JMHO |
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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!!! :cheer: |
Oh good! I'm happy it seemed to help with Tatum's scratching! I was a lil nervous about plucking too. I thought I'd get grossed out or worry too much about hurting him. but, it wasn't bad at all! He goes to sleep while I do it sometimes. |
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Maybe Tatum will eventually end up falling asleep when I do it too....heck, she does it when I bathe her, why not when I pluck her ears, lol! :p |
OMG Brooke your so brave...I can not even bring myself to clip the nails on my two. GOSH maybe thats why Mia is the alpha dog :rolleyes:- she knows I am scared - ha, ha....what a mess I am! :D |
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: |
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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! |
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I need to do this....I thought the groomer would be doing it but she has not.... I'M SCARED TO DO IT!!! :eek: |
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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! |
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! |
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 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 |
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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 |
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Just give it a try...once you start I'm sure you wil be done with in a couple minutes flat! :D |
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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 |
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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 |
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Your post was very helpful and it has lots of great info - thank you so much! :thumbup: |
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... |
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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