winewood Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Hi I read somewhere to clean dogs ears you can use olive oil but not sure how to use it and how much does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiie Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I wouldn't use olive oil. At PPS, we were taught to get a bit of cotton wool, a drop or two and water, and just to go into the ear as far as a couple of fingers will fit. I don't think i'd bother with olive oil, because water does the trick for Axle, our GSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koza Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 May be for the most outer part. For cleaning inside there are special drops at vet's, you drop then into the ear canal and massage properly. Vet or nurse should show how to massage. Then wipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belnel Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Was just told by my breeder who got this from her vet 1 part malaseb to 7 water. Better than any of the cleaners that you can buy. Belnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winewood Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 belnel thanks what is malaseb and where do you get it from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelly Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 This is my experience from dealing with a floppy eared spaniel prone to regular ear infections. I use Leo ear cleaner (less than $20 from the vet). I squirt a bit into Jedda's ear and squish it around (kind of massage). Then I soak a cotton ball in Leo and remove any visible dirt. I repeat this until the cotton ball is clean. "Proper" ear cleaners contain drying agents to help prevent yeasty type infections that love moist conditions! For this reason I don't think olive oil would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Another vote for Leo Ear Cleaner... Squirt down the ear and massage. The get dry tissue to wipe off residue from inside the ear. Works a treat for Maverick who seems to have the worst ears. Mai is bliss tho, never a problem with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirajam Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I've used olive oil very sparingly on cats's ears for years, and more recently on my dog to clean smelly ear dirt/wax which was not obviously infected. I put 2-4 drops on a cotton wool ball, and use it to remove visible wax/residue. Then I use a fresh cotton wool ball and moisten it sparingly again, and twist it into a long 'tube' which I put lightly (holding onto the end!) into the ear canal and twist. The oil removes wax by dissolving it. It's only very mildly antibacterial (if at all), and the excess is wiped off without problem. Think of it as a moisturiser/soothing agent. This approach worked on a cat with chronic fungal ear infections, when her ears had become terribly irritated by alcohol based solutions. She used to hiss and carry on with ear drops, but used to 'lean' into the cotton wool /oil treatment when it was offered. It won't hurt to try, IHMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belnel Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 malaseb is a dog wash for itchy coats and helps with yeasty problems. You can get it at the vets and most pet stores. Belnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Never use water to clean out ears. We use leo or the malasab,the leo is great for maintence of good ears as its drying. If puppy pre school is telling people to use water it sounds like theyll be getting some good business for ear infections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckie500 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 my vet advised me to use Leo ear cleaner for my shih tzu Xs. He also said to pluck the hairs out, which they HATE me doing. is there a simple method for this. Is it really necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 If the dog has hairy ears which many shih tzus do then it is bette the ears are plucked so the air can get in. We pluck dogs ears in our salon & the best tool is locking forceps,not tweezers or your fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricey Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I use Epi-Otic on my three; it works very well. The trick is to wet a couple of cotton wool balls fairly thoroughly and use them to clean the outer ear, and then press them gently into the ear canal. I then hold them in place by folding the dogs ear over them, and leave them to soak for a minute . You then let go of the dog's head and ear, and stand back . The head shaking that follows ejects the cotton wool balls and Epi-Otic combined with dissolved wax . Works like a charm . Oh yeah, repeat procedure for other ear, if your dog will let you near them. You can get a 500ml bottle of Epi-Otic from vet Products Direct for $16.85, or a 120ml bottle for $6.86. , Peter D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Inmy salon dogs ears are plucked by puting in some ear powder which gives you a good grip on the waxy hairs and dries out the ear canal and then I use my fingers to pull out a few hairs at a time with a twisting motion. This is a safer option the forceps if your dog should jerk her head at the wrong moment as fingers don't slip into the ear canal and perforate the ear drum. I use Biogroom ear cleaner (bet you can't get that is aus) but it's very good at dissolving wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 We now use Bayer Clean Ear Solution. We used to use Epi-Otic but I found the dogs seem to be getting frequent ear infections and we thought it might be the ear cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Plucking the ear hair with fingers means your not plucking the problem hair,using this method on schnauzers for example would create big issues as you can not pluck the hair out other than using forceps & used correctly is no problem at all, We have used forceps for 24 yrs nowon our own dogs & in the salon for 14 yrs never doing any damage,infact we get many vets asking us how we do it so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricey Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I'm going with showdog on this ; anyone who perforates the dog's eardrums with forceps or tweezers would have to be a klutz peter d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayda_asher Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 We now use Bayer Clean Ear Solution. We used to use Epi-Otic but I found the dogs seem to be getting frequent ear infections and we thought it might be the ear cleaner. Asher is allergic to the proplyene glycol in Epi Otic (burns his skin!!).... we use the bayer to..... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckie500 Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 thanks for the hints, but does plucking ear hair actually hurt? how many plucks do you make per ear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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