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Plucking ear hair ?? I never knew you had to pluck it before I read it here . I just thought you needed to keep water out during a bath and keep the inside clean and dry. Chloe hasn't went for a groom in a while ( I was letting her coat grow some) and I don't know if they did it last time. There is hair in her ears now...so should I make an appointment to do her ears it in between grooming visits? Does it hurt them when you pull it out!? :( and does all the hair need to be removed ? I don't think I could do it myself :confused: Thanks |
It's super easy to pull out yourself, just get some Rosin Grip ear powder (I use R-7 Ear Powder Step 1 which I bought at Petsmart for I think 4$) just sprinkle a little powder in there and gently pull, mine doesn't seem to mind it, hasn't cried when I do it, just sits there like "My ears do NOT need your fingers in them!" I had never done it before and finished in like one minute an ear the first time, I was just going slow and seeing how she'd react. But if your little one ha been groomed by a groomer he/she'd think it's normal and be ok with it. Good luck! |
Wow I had no idea about this, either. I just took Bailey to the groomers yesterday but I am not sure if any hairs were plucked. From what I can tell they were only trimmed. Is this seriously something that needs to be done or will I get a raised eyebrow for my request next time? |
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I've never plucked the ear hair from my two. Our vet said it wasn't necessary, unless there is excessive hair and then only if they have a tendency to have ear problems. |
My vet never said anything to me about it , she probably just assumed I knew :rolleyes: I don't know what would be classified as excessive , but I would say Chloe has a good amount ,and judging by the length of it I don't think they plucked it at her last visit because it's up to the tip of her ears ...unless it can grow fast . I don't see her pawing at her ears alot , but she does every now and then. I was afraid it would hurt ( like waxing :eek:) so I didn't want to hurt her. Do most of you do it yourself ? and if you do pluck it how long does it need to be before its plucked again? So , how many do it and who doesn't...and do you have any problems? |
Oh, it's so easy to do! You should be able to do it fine even if you don't have ear powder as long as your hands aren't oily. I never buy the powder, I'm a cheap-o. Just grab some hair with you fingers and pull! It won't hurt them. If it's never been done, it'll at most scare them. Just don't pull all of it at once. You'll be amazed at how easily it comes out. Probably about once a month is plenty often to pluck. But I just look; I don't keep track of time. There's a huge difference between a plucked ear and one that needs to plucked. But this is definitely something that needs to be done especially if your yorkie has floppy ears. Not only is it good for higiene, but health as well. |
Wow I didnt know about this either. Now I'm concern. My vet did not mention it either and we just went to the vet yesterday. I'm really interested in knowing more about this hair plucking thing. I would imagine it would hurt too. Since everything I puck on myself hurts like crazy. |
I asked my vet about this last week, she said it's only necessary for some dogs. She had a look at Missy's ears and said not to do hers. Phew, I get off easy ;) Here's a youtube video on it. This has been posted here before |
Wow at first I thought that just sounded silly and overprotective but I will probably ask next time I take Bailey to the groomers. But there is no way she will sit as still as that dog in the video haha! |
My vet said the hairs are there for a reason, to keep things from going inside, and that i don't need to pull them out. |
I had never plucked the hair before either until Cody got a yeast infection in them. The vet told me that some need it and some don't. Cody and my Bella have to have the hair plucked because they have very thick hair and they are the ones that are getting the infections but Gracie has very thin hair and her ears have been perfect. |
Our poodle used to get ear infections if his ear hair wasn't pulled often enough. Poor guy would walk around with his head tilted and then we'd have to make a trip to the vet for antibiotics. That's why I worry about ear hair. |
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Wow see here I go learning something new on here again! I've never ever heard of this. The last 2 times Roxie was groomed by my sister in law so I'll have to ask her about it. |
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