MsKatie Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi - Earl needs to have eardrops to clear up a yeast infection in his ear but he (understandably) doesn't like having them put in - At the moment I have been getting him to lie down on his side and manipulating his ear till the canal is open and then squirting it in - then flipping him over and repeating the process Just wondering if anyone had any techniques or anything to share Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 warm the nozzle first make it a training thing.. with a treat for being still, and a treat immediately drops are deposited/rubbed in . Sitting is preferable , obviously, so the drops don't run out when dog is flipped over ;) practice a couple times a day without the drops... sit/treat. Fiddle with ear .. insert finger slightly /treat, rub ear/treat. repeat on other side It becomes tolerable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojka Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 When my boy had an ear infection a while a go and I took him to the vet, she was unable to get the drops squirted into his ear, and that was with me and my friend holding on to him. She gave me the drops and said "he'll need them twice a day, but it might be a 4 person job with him...." Not sure exactly what she expected me to do, there are only two of us at home, should I have hired two extra people, twice a day for a couple of weeks, just to wrestle with my dog? Needless to say I never went back to that vet. I did, however, figure out a way that was tolerable to him. I would soak a ball of cotton wool in the solution, put that in his ear and massage, then repeat with the other ear. When I was done he'd just shake his head and the cotton wool would fall out. He still didn't particularly like it, but tolerated it, as it wasn't a sudden squirt of cold liquid, and he got better with it over those 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 If he really hates it you could ask for Mometomax drops as they only need to be applied once a day instead of twice a day, so only half the drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumabaar Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 When my boy had an ear infection a while a go and I took him to the vet, she was unable to get the drops squirted into his ear, and that was with me and my friend holding on to him. She gave me the drops and said "he'll need them twice a day, but it might be a 4 person job with him...." Not sure exactly what she expected me to do, there are only two of us at home, should I have hired two extra people, twice a day for a couple of weeks, just to wrestle with my dog? Needless to say I never went back to that vet. I did, however, figure out a way that was tolerable to him. I would soak a ball of cotton wool in the solution, put that in his ear and massage, then repeat with the other ear. When I was done he'd just shake his head and the cotton wool would fall out. He still didn't particularly like it, but tolerated it, as it wasn't a sudden squirt of cold liquid, and he got better with it over those 2 weeks. This although I used wipes instead of cotton wool as I found it tidier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thanks - some great ideas - I like the idea of the cotton wool - was there any problem with the cotton wool coming out of his ears- it didn't get stuck at all - he has such droopy ears ;) Will also ask about the Mometomax drops as doing it once a day would be much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOE Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I put ear drops in Olivers ears in the hdrobath where he cant get away, then after about 15 mins I put him back in and clean them with ear wipes. Any where else and it is mission impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojka Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thanks - some great ideas - I like the idea of the cotton wool - was there any problem with the cotton wool coming out of his ears- it didn't get stuck at all - he has such droopy ears ;) Will also ask about the Mometomax drops as doing it once a day would be much easier. No, I never had a problem with the cotton wool getting stuck, although he doesn't have Bloodhound ears either but they always came out with the first head shake. I did make sure the cotton wool balls were fairly big though, so they couldn't go anywhere they shouldn't. I just had to laugh, after writing this I saw my dog shake his head a couple of times and thought I'd better clean his ears with some Epi-otic. It was a struggle (as always), and after I'd finished I returned to this thread and wondered why I hadn't followed my own advice I will be using cotton wool again next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I have my two dogs running to me and sitting waiting for their ear drops. Reason being that they love 4x2 biscuits and they know a biscuit is coming right after the drops. Warm the ear drops before putting them in the ears, cold ear drops would be really uncomfortable. I carry the drops in my pocket for about 20 minutes or warm them to body temperature in warm water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) Thank you for all the tips - am incorporating the training with him getting used to his ears being touched (he is usually fine but I think with them being sore at the moment he is obviously reluctant) and also using the cotton wool - got the large size balls and it seems to work OK - after this is cleared up I will continue on with the training and cleaning them regualrly with the cotton wool and hopefully we can avoid any more infections Edited December 4, 2011 by KelpieHoundMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 To help ear health, you could try 'Thornit' powder, if you can get it there, otherwise, the Biogroom ear powder is a weaker version of the active ingredients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 My dog made a huge fuss at first, I just kept persevering and now he isn't so bad, I have to use Malacetic in his ears once or twice a week so he has often used to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Just bumping this to say thanks for all of the advice- Earl now sits and allows me to put the drops in his ears - and I am so much quicker about it Edited December 19, 2011 by KelpieHoundMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erny Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) With the ear treatments prescribed to Mandela when he was younger, I found them to be somewhat stringent and caused him pain. This made him very shy of having drops in his ears. I switched to "Ear Clear" - a natural cleaner and one which controls yeast infections and ear mites. A lot of success with this one, and Mandela, although still not enjoying the sensation, coped with it far far better than the others. I use make-up removal pads to wipe the ears out using the drops. Edited December 21, 2011 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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