[nagdu] ear cleaning

[Danielle Sykora]

I use a solution of half water and half apple cider vinegar to clean
my dog's ears. I used a commercial cleaner from the vet when he
actually had an ear infection; however, it didn't seem to work much
better and was more expensive. when I clean my dogs ear, I have him
sit next to me, holding back his ear flap with one hand and wiping it
with cotton soaked in the vinegar solution with the other. I repeat
this several times depending on how dirty the ear is. Thai doesn't
particularly like having his ear cleaned but he sits relatively still
for me. Having it cleaned at the vet is a completely different story.

Danielle and Thai
On 4/25/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, Pam!
> I still have the ear cleaning solution the vet gave me while Jenny has been
> going through her allergy symptoms.  Jenn actually doesn't mind getting her
> ears cleaned... can you include an ear massage or treats before
> ear-cleaning?  Could that help Callie with it?
>
> To clean the ear, I pour the solution in, flip her ear flap closed, then
> massage the base of the ear for about 30 seconds.  Then I let her shake her
> ead, then go in for any loosened goop.  I have used mostly light gauze or
> Kleenex wrapped around my finger to get the gunk out of her ears.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Daryl
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To:
> nagdu at nfbnet.org Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 09:21:34 -0600 (MDT) Subject:
> [nagdu] ear cleaning  hi everyone. i am curious what u all use for cleaning
> your dog's ears? i got the cleaning solution before from the vet but i found
> it impossible to do. callie hates having her ears cleaned so even the vet
> has trouble doing it. she's not too bad just having her ears wiped out. i
> know there r proper ear wipes as well so have any of u tried these and r
> they any good? also i have heard that unscented baby wipes r just as good
> and not as expensive as the dog wipes. so have any of u used these? thanks.
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