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Cleaning Your Dog's Ears

Cleaning Your Dog's Ears, A basset hound puppy with long brown ears.It is important to keep your dog's ears clean of dirt, build up and parasites, and is easy to do at home. This is a guide about cleaning your dog's ears.

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Mineral Oil For Dog's Ears

Tri-colored dog sitting on a deck looking up at camera. Take some mineral oil and put a few drops in your dog's ear with a baby's ear dropper or ask a pharmacist for one. Gently rub your dog's ear to get the oil inside the ear and let the oil stay in the ear for about 3-5 minutes.

Next, with some cotton balls, clean out the oil and the dirt. You may want to get a baby's washcloth to do this also. The mineral oil will loosen any crust that has developed inside the ear and ear opening. This will also works to clean out the ear if your dog has ear mites, so that you may then put in the ear mite medicine to get rid of them.

By Alison from Warren, MI

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Dog Care - Cleaning Ears

Dr. Candy Olson from Greenbriar Animal Hospital teaches how to properly clean your dog's ears. Check out the related videos for more helpful home pet care tips.

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Cleaning Your Dog's Ears

Dog with big ears.My Lavender keeps shaking her head, as though she has something inside her ears. How safely can I clean her ears, and with what?
We thank you!

By Lavender Mommie from Sunny CA

 

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By rachellejones 10/10/2010

My vet told me a little alcohol on a cotton ball. I've been doing this awhile now on my chawinnie and I have not had any problems.

Cleaning a Dog's Itchy Dirty Ears

I have a Pom Yorkie she is my love and pride. I have spent hundreds on her ears and am tired of having to spend more. I am looking for a natural way to clean her ears. I see the apple cider, rubbing alcohol, and water wash. I would like a better breakdown on the mixture. Can someone help? I am sure she would like something that actually works and so would I.

By Florine E.

 

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By jane32425 10/26/2011

My sister has a Porkie with the same problem. The vet prescribed Diflucan as it is a yeast infection. She was washing his ears with plain warm water,(when he would let her), and after several rounds it has finally cleared up. He also chews his feet. Especially after going outside. Vet says he has allergies.

Cleaning a Dog's Ears

How do you clean your dogs ears ?

By pj

 

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By Sandy 02/10/2012

You can buy some ear wash at the vets office. They charged me $16. Then you pour it into the ear canal. Quite a bit, and let your dog shake it's head. That shakes out the dirt. Then using a cotton ball, stick you finger into the ear and wipe out what is there. Some dogs, depending on the breed, need further attention. They produce allot of ear wax and have excessive hair growth. The hair must be removed. My dog isn't one of those so I really haven't had to go any further then what I told you. I know one of those kinds of dogs is an Old English Sheepdog. My sister has one. You might want to ask your vet if you feel uncomfortable doing this.

Cleaning a Dog's Smelly Ears

What can I use in my dog's ears to take away the odor? She doesn't have an ear infection, and my groomer can't get the smell out either.

By Katie

 

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By FARSTAR 06/23/2011

With no disrespect your Groomer is not a Veterinarian the only person qualified to pass option of problem

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