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07-18-2009, 10:26 AM | #1 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Ear cleaning question I groom Layla at home and was being a little lax on pulling out her ear hair (i hate doing it) anyways, I did it last week and have been noticing she has quite a bit of wax inside her ear. Can i use a q-tip to get it out and should I put something like oil on the q-tip to help me get it out? |
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07-18-2009, 10:34 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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| My groomer recommends witch hazel? and a cotton pad (like the kind you use to remove makeup) You should only use cotton swabs on the outside of the ear (the part you can see) and never put it down their ear canal. I've seen her get some nasty stuff out with just the cotton pad so I would go with that. They make special ear cleaners but they are mostly chemicals. I can't stand the smell of witch hazel so I let the groomer do it |
07-18-2009, 12:21 PM | #3 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| What color was the wax? Clear? We use ear cleaner/drying solution (Chlorhexiderm Flush) here because Ellie is so prone to yeast infections and I don't pluck ear hair often. I try to do it after every bath at the least. It is chemical but it is better than what you have to use to treat an infection. Cotton balls are okay if you don't want to use q-tips. I personally can't stand using them because you are just getting the very surface. A lot of vets will tell you not to use q-tips, so it is important to find out if it's okay with Layla's vet. I do use q-tips but there is a certain way you have to hold the ear back so it doesn't go down too deep.
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07-18-2009, 12:49 PM | #4 | |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Quote:
and i don't want to go way IN her ear- just those weird crevasses- that's where I see it | |
07-18-2009, 12:52 PM | #5 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | It's weird, Thor seems to get NO ear wax. I always wonder if I should be cleaning deeper, but I don't want to hurt him. I wish his teeth stayed as clean as his ears do.
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07-18-2009, 01:03 PM | #6 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| It's hard to explain, but the ear has to be pulled back to close off the part that you shouldn't go into. The crevices that are visible at the very top when you pull her ear flap back can safely be cleaned with a q-tip.
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07-18-2009, 01:04 PM | #7 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
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| Uni doesn't get much wax either. I guess just like people. Some have wax dripping out their ears, and others are dry and flaky. Eww gross LOL
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07-18-2009, 01:04 PM | #8 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| If at all possible, get a ear cleaning solution with a drying agent. I use Vet Solutions from Revivalanimal.com. After each bath I just insert the tip to the opening of the ear canal and squeeze. Try to hold the head in such a position to allow the solution to work and not seep out (about 15 seconds is good). Let go and the pup shake it's head....alol the wax will come to the surface and all you have to do is use a Q-Tip on the outside.
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07-18-2009, 01:05 PM | #9 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
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| Can you post a photo perhaps? That would be really helpful!
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07-18-2009, 03:18 PM | #10 | |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Quote:
Crystal- that's exactly where i want to clean- just those little crevices you can see when you pull the ear back. | |
07-18-2009, 03:24 PM | #11 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| I'm a groomer and have been using it for years. I'm a real stickler about ears. Early on one of my yorkies had a horrible yeast infection that kept recurring. My vet turned me on to the Vet Solutions Ear Cleaner. I love it, besides cleaning the ears thorougly, it leaves no oily residue, which is absolutely a plus for show dogs.
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