[nagdu] Ear cleaning techniques.

Kaye Kipp kkipp123 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 4 13:38:47 UTC 2015


I used to use the liquid too, but I also wasted it.  I use the baby wipes
now.

Kaye

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Subject: [nagdu] Ear cleaning techniques.

Hi all,
With my previous guide dog, I cleaned his ears by putting the solution on
the gauze/cotton and then using my finger to wipe out his ear. Or sometimes,
I would just use an alcohol-free baby wipe. I've been cleaning Mambo's ears
in the same manner, but his ears are bigger and floppier than Pascal's (I
call them Dumbo ears, LOL). So, when he was a the Vet a few weeks ago, his
doctor gave me a new ear cleaner and this one you apply differently. You
tilt the dog's head and fill the ear with the solution. Then you rub the
ears for a minute, and then the dog will shake out the excess fluid. You are
supposed to fill up the ear until you see the liquid overflowing back out of
the ear, but it's hard for me to feel when it's full. I think I ended up
using a lot more than I needed, so I will have to replace the solution more
often than the other one.
I've heard of people using either method, but is there a preferred one?
Also, Mambo gets very timid when you approach him with anything. He freaked
out in class when I went to put on his frontline. I've been using kibble to
get him more comfortable with being approached with things, but I don't
think I will be able to clean his ears in this new way without someone's
help. So, I was wondering if you all had any ideas.
Deanna and Mambo with retired Pascal

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