[nagdu] Ear cleaning techniques.

[Danielle Sykora]

I pour some cleaning solution onto a piece of cotton and wipe out my
dog's ear. This way, I know exactly where I'm cleaning. He doesn't
like getting his ears cleaned and will sort of grumble at me but he
will sit still. The vet trying to clean his ears is a completely
different story... I find that it is easier to clean his ear when he
is sitting next to me. If I let him lay down he covers his ear with
his paw. I will also use my other hand to pull his ear back and away
from his head a little to make sure I clean all the way in his ear.
Fortunately, my pup's ear seems to be doing much better these days and
I don't have to clean it very often these days.

Danielle and Thai

On 6/4/15, Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> hi dena. i could never use the solution either without sighted help from my
> husband and even he found it difficult.
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>> On 4 Jun 2015, at 13:26, Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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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