Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Carol Boche
Have you tried using some solution, massaging it a bit and then letting the dog shake his head to see if that helps?
If there is dry cotton in there, wetting it may help dislodge it.
Anything after that, I would have the vet look at.
This is my way of doing it, period, unless it's a quiet dog who doesn't squirm when his ears are cleaned.
I massage the squirted-in solution with the ear flap down (and you hear squishing) and then let go and stand back. Outdoors or in the tub.... The dog WILL shake it out.
Then the debris works out of the inner ear to where it can be wiped off without sticking anything down in there.
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When my sons dog had a bad ear infection the vet had him first squirt the liquid into the ear and massage it. Then he would take a long (couple of feet) piece of gauze (like to wrap a wound) and twist the end a little, then stuff, stuff, stuff until as much as possible was in the ear, without packing it too tight. Then pull it out. It removed tons of gunk, and the vet said would allow the medicine to work better with all that gunk out. The first time the dog hated it, but soon came to see how good it actually felt, and would lie still No danger of anything getting left in the canal either..
This is my way of doing it, period, unless it's a quiet dog who doesn't squirm when his ears are cleaned.
I massage the squirted-in solution with the ear flap down (and you hear squishing) and then let go and stand back. Outdoors or in the tub.... The dog WILL shake it out.
Then the debris works out of the inner ear to where it can be wiped off without sticking anything down in there.
JMO.
make sure to turn your head and close your mouth when you stand back..anything you have to say can wait until after the head shaking is finished
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Quote: Shody Lytle
When my sons dog had a bad ear infection the vet had him first squirt the liquid into the ear and massage it. Then he would take a long (couple of feet) piece of gauze (like to wrap a wound) and twist the end a little, then stuff, stuff, stuff until as much as possible was in the ear, without packing it too tight. Then pull it out. It removed tons of gunk, and the vet said would allow the medicine to work better with all that gunk out. The first time the dog hated it, but soon came to see how good it actually felt, and would lie still No danger of anything getting left in the canal either..
That would be great if the dog would lie still. I would do the shaking and then that, and I betcha it would do a GREAT job.
The drops that you often need to get down in there (like Otomax, etc.) do need to have a path, so you're not just wetting the debris.
But I don't like any rigid tools or any chance of pushing the debris more into the inner ear.
So I think these alternatives are really good things to try.
And, of course, nothing at all is best for a healthy ear. You don't want to introduce moisture, which yeast AND bacteria need and thrive on, to an ear that's doing well on its own. JMO.
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