How to clean the dog’s ears at home?

Any pet brings diversity to the measured way of life of any family. Communication with him and games bring a lot of joy and pleasure not only to children, but also to adults. But to the pleasant moments, responsibility for the animal is also added, because in order to be healthy, timely and appropriate care is needed.

If you have a dog - a wonderful four-legged friend, you need to know that the pet needs a weekly procedure for cleaning the ears. Keeping your pet's ears in constant cleanliness is the prevention of diseases and infections such as otitis media or ear mites. These diseases often have a chronic course and are cured with difficulty. This article is about how to clean your dog’s ears at home.

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Basic rules

All dogs need to be cleaned, regardless of breed, since sulfur and dust accumulating in the auricle can trigger an inflammatory process.

Important! Especially carefully you need to be the owners of dogs with hanging long ears (setters, spaniels). Dogs of these breeds are most vulnerable to ear diseases due to lack of natural ventilation.

Therefore, as soon as a barking pet has appeared in the house, get not only a leash and a collar, but also a special tool for cleaning your ears.

What will be needed for the procedure?

For successful cleaning of the animal’s ears, purchase the following items for your home veterinary kit:

• Hygienic sticks or cotton sponges. The latter option is preferable, because with careless movement of the ear can be injured.
• Sterile wet wipes that are designed to remove sulfur and dirt from the ears.
• Talcum (to absorb excess moisture).

Ear cleaner

To clean the dog’s ears, a special lotion is used. The method of its application is quite simple:

• to instill a little means in the ear canal of a pet;
• massage your ear lightly.

Strictly following the procedure for ear cleaning, you can avoid common problems and errors associated with how to clean your dog’s ears at home:

1. Lock the pet, being careful not to scare him. All negative emotions that the dog is experiencing can affect in the future. The dog simply will not allow you to perform manipulations that have caused him so much concern.
2. The optimal time for performing a hygiene procedure is in the evening, after swimming. The skin of the pet is steamed, the dirt is softened with water, so the procedure is greatly simplified.
3. The most comfortable position in which the pet should be fixed for ear cleaning is lying on its side.
4. Before starting manipulation, assess the degree of contamination. Prepare drops, spray or lotion in advance. If necessary, use them as intended.
5. Do not forget to gently talk with the doggie, pet him, to prevent unnecessary anxiety. Remember to reward the dog at the end of the procedure. Play with her, give me a treat.

Features of the hygiene procedure:

• In large dogs, brushing your ears using cotton buds is quite difficult. Much more effective is gauze, which is wound around the index finger. The procedure must be carried out extremely carefully. If the dog is well-intentioned, wait a while after applying the lotion to achieve the desired effect, and then treat the pet’s ears with dry wipes.
• Of particular difficulty is ear cleaning in some long and coarse-haired breeds.For example, in schnauzers and poodles, wool accumulates directly in the ears, creating a fertile environment for pathogenic microorganisms. In this case, even the best drops and sprays do not allow to achieve a good effect. Therefore, in addition to the standard cleaning procedure, it is necessary to cut off the excess wool inside the auricles.

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To know how to clean a dog’s ears at home, not only experienced dog breeders, but also all owners of four-legged pets are required. The dirty ears of a dog are not just an aesthetic problem, but also the cause of infectious diseases.