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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. |
I have not tried to do the plucking myself.... I am afraid it will hurt Suzi. But, I let my groomer do it. I'd rather have it done to be on the safe side. :aimeeyork If the Vet had not mentioned this, I would have not known about it either. :aimeeyork |
Well I am glad I am not the only one who didn't know about it. :)I looked in Chloe's ears and pulled her ear back like on the video , took hold of the hair.....and chickened out :rolleyes: When I take her to the vet next week I will ask her about it , and let their groomer do it if needed. Atleast for the first time. Thanks for the responses :D the video was very helpful , The dog in the video didn't seem to be uncomfortable at all , that made me feel better about it. |
My dogs love to get their ear hair plucked and we've been plucking since they were puppies. They love all grooming actually and run into the tub when I tell them "bath" |
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Mine look at me with terror filled eyes when I say bath. They do seem to love the dryer , but not the bath part of the ordeal:rolleyes: In the video the hair looked like it came out very easy. I pulled on Chloe's a little bit and it didn't move at all . How hard do you have to pull. She didn't make any noise , but she kept turning her head away from me. |
You dont have to pull that hard, but you have to be quick. I stick my fingers in, and pull a couple of hairs at a time. I do it every week at bath time so that I dont have to pull alot at a time. In the beginning, you might want to try just a couple a day. Good luck and happy plucking. :aimeeyork |
My vet said that the hair should be taken out as it can cause ear infections. I have five and only one really needs to have it cleaned. Noel has a massive build up of hair in her ears. It is so bad that within a week or two of taking it out it is built right back up again. And, she gets a ton of wax from it too. My others really do not have hair in their ears, just Noel. I'm wondering if it is what she is mixed with. We got Noel at less then a year old, she was abused. She looked like full Yorkie when she was younger but now at four years old I believe she is mixed probably with Poodle and wonder if the hair thing is coming from the Poodle. Elaine |
What exactly does the powder do? My vet told me that I would need to pluck the ear hair although I haven't really tried yet. |
I'm wondering the same thing. What does the powder do? |
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I think its to help group all the hair together. I have some powder but was told not to use it. :confused: I have to have my toy poodles ears plucked and after being told that Tucker has a exsessive amount of hair in his ears his will have to be plucked often too. I use to do it myself but my poodle would run and hide from me for a few hours after I did it. So they go to the groomers now. |
We do it ourselves as well, they may flinch initially but they get used to it. Really easy to do so save yourself the $ if you can bear to do it. |
Our vet showed me how to do it - super easy and doesn't hurt!:thumbup: |
How about Yorkies with full coats? Bailey's breeder was growing a full coat and the hair in his ears are really long. Is this the norm? |
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She has both a vet and a grooming appointment soon so I will let one of them show me . I think if I see it done and see she is O.K. with it, then I wont have a problem doing it. :) I will definitely use the powder though. |
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