Today I went to my vet. He recommends I clean my dogs ears w/ q tips. I told him I was concerned about damaging my dogs ear drum. The vet told me theres no chance in damaging the ear drum because the dogs ears are "L" shaped. I purchased Ed's video and training article on grooming and both recommends to only use a cotton ball (not q tip). Is the vet wrong for telling me to use a q tip? Should I only use a cotton ball for cleaning?
How dirty were the ears? I usually just wipe off any dirt in the ear with my finger. Does not smell nice but so? I dont know about the vet just taking my pup away for some procedure. I would be more concerned with this than dirty ears??
The vet is right about the eardrum. It you would have to really dig and grind to hit the eardrum and by that point you would not still have a whole lot of q-tip left to hold.
The reason Vets take the animals to the back to do things like this is because dogs are much more prone to be buttheads in front of the owner who is saying "oh, my poor baby" the whole time than with a vet and a tech in a strange place. Groomers do not like to "performance groom"(that is grooming a dog with the owner present the whole time) for the same reason. It has nothing to do with anything they do to the dog, it has to do with the dog focusing on them, not the owner... and sometimes they need a vet tech or someone trained in PROPERLY restraining an animal. Even though I know how to do these things, I do not worry when they need to take my dog behind closed doors for something, and neither should you. I would rather the dog get restrained by someone other than me.
in answer to your question, use the cotton balls. Then you don't have any worry, and if the pup struggles you won't poke them someplace else... like an eye!
How old is your pup and why are the ears so dirty? That would concern me. What does your dog eat and what breed? My dogs ears are all very clean - including the one with chronic infections before she came to me, complete with folded ear from hematoma and surgery, no problems since. I also would not allow a vet to take my dog away for any procedure either. (Note from my Dad the doc - re human ears, never stick anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Thats terrible advice. My dog would be out of control without my presence. The vet that takes your dog back without you is the vet you don't want to go to. You should always be the person holding your dog.
I have an acquaintance with a rott, who let the vet take his dog back without, and tried to 'properly' restrain him. The vet tech had to got to the emergency room. If your vet won't let you go back, get a new vet.
Robert, sorry you don't agree. I didn't say that all people shouldn't be present, but the MAJORITY of PET OWNERS do not, or can not sufficently control their dogs for invasive procedures. There is a difference in a trained dog having an owner present and an exciteable pet being "comforted" by someone who has little or no knowledge of dog behavior.
Should I be concerned the vet used a q tip in my pups ear? The vet also suggested that the dirt in the ear be examined under a microscope. Results came back as a yeast infection yet there was no foul smell and no head shaking/ear rubbing. My buddy feel the vet may have been out for $$$ and wanted me to pay for extra procedure/medication. What does everyone think? Do you feel I should be looking for another vet?
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