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milk.... can you give a yorkie milk? also how do i go about cleaning his ears? |
Milk will give them diarreha! Usually a big no no. There is stuff you can buy for the ear cleaning. I just use a q-tip after her bath, and it has been fine. Don't forget to pluck the hairs in the ear, you don't want an ear infection. Pat |
Its not a good idea giving cows milk they have a hard time digesting it....when ever you want to use milk suppliments use goats milk, cottage cheese or even yogurt. As for cleaning the ears I use warm water and vinegar solution (its more natural than buying an ear cleaner) and a q tip. If you think there is ear mites a drop or two of cooking oil into the ear will cure it , it will drown the mite and no costly vet visit. |
You mean like a vegetable oil that you would use to cook food with? |
Gees Thanks, Kimberly! I put that in my notebook for tips. That's great to know! Now, any ideas how to keep mosquitos off them when we take them out? I am worried this summer because of West Nile Virus! Pat |
yep as simple as veggy or olive oil but DONT OVER DO IT! just a drop or two and it drowns those pesty little mites:) as for as Mosquito there is something called the Mosquito Barrier and is a variation of Garlic Barrier. Mosquito Barrier kills and chases mosquitoes, ticks and fleas out of the yard and away from the house immediately upon spraying and keeps them out for 4 weeks and longer. Spray onto grass, shrubs, flowers and any trees in the area. Safe for children, pets and plants. My Nephew lives in Texas this is what he uses |
cooking oil! Who woulda thought?! I'll keep that in mind! |
Wow Kimberly! I will have to find that spray! It doesn't hurt your dogs, huh? Snoodles is a bugger for eating grass. Probably becausse I don't want her to. She will look right at me, and then pulled a mouthful, bard and then run away from me and eat it as fast as she can! She is a little imp! They know how to push one's buttons and enjoy it all to heck! Ha! Pat |
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Thanks for the mosquito tip. I wonder how it lasts up to 4 weeks. I live in Florida and I can't go in my back yard during the summer. |
I was just reading that mosquito website and this was on there: Is there an all natural mosquito repellent I can put on myself that works? Yes. Excellent results can be obtained (up to 5 or 6 hours of protection) by using some common household items in a simple mixture you can make yourself! Simply mix 1 teaspoon of soybean oil (available from your grocery store) and one quarter of a teaspoon of Palmolive liquid soap into one cup of water. Mix well and spray onto your arms and legs and wipe on your face and neck. |
Your Kidding Me? That sounds so simple and unexpensive compared to the mosquito repellants. Let us know how it works, because you will get mosquitos a lot faster then I will here in Montana. Pat |
Thanks Kimberly for the ear mite advice!! When I first got my Maggie, she had mites and the medicine was $22.00 for a little bottle and I had to do it once a day for 3 weeks!! We can all use this info!! Do you just have to do it once? Great tip on the mosquito stuff, too. |
Gingi My sister sent me a list of "Home Remedies" and this is what it says exactly about Ear Mites........"Eliminate Ear Mites" - Put a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your dog's/cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the dog's/cat's skin, smothers the mithes, and accelerates healing. |
Do you really havr to pluck the hair from their ears? Doesn't it hurt? Should I be doing this now?? She is four months. |
Yes, you do have to pluck hair from inside the ears. To know if you need to do this, just look in, and if hair is growing out of the canals, it is time. They have little feeling in their ears, so it doesn't really hurt them. I use an eye brow tweezer. Surprisingly, Snoodles doesn't seem to mind it. she hates being brushed, or toenails done, but will readily let me do the ear plucking! Go figure? If you don't do this, ear infections will occur! So, get brave, and just do it! Ha! Ha! Pat |
Not trying to be disagreeable...for sure! But not giving milk is a an old wise tale......at least for me. My puppies have it regularly, I do not dilute or soften food with water, it has no nutrients. When I give food and it needs to be thinner, I add milk. Please do not take my advice.........this is only my experience......My yorkies suffer from no diarrhea and truthfully are to fat. But most vets will tell you........dogs in general are allergic to milk. But in my personal experience...it is a great treat food...but my yorkies have stomaches of iron. |
I didn't know they have little feeling in their ears. I thought it would be painful so I've never plucked out the hair. Now I'll be able to do it. Thanks Pat :) |
Great, thanks for the info. I'll check her ears and start plucking them. |
oil should work, its a very dangerous thing when it comes to this (for mites) i dont think it drowns them as much as it just suffocates them.. coats them in a barrier of oil an doesent allow them to breath, or may get into their lungs and coat them.. Same reason you have to be carful with baby oil around children, can get into their lungs and suffocate them, so id be carful with oils around yur dog, they can get into em just as easily as children can |
I was really surprised when I plucked Snoodles ears, but like I said she was really, really good with it. So, it must not hurt like they say, because she is such a baby. Let lme know how it goes when you do it! Pat |
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Can i use the oil in the ears of my cats? |
BossJeanne Yes, you can use the oil in your cats ears for ear mites. |
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