Need an ear cleaner
Submitted by furrow on October 23, 2011 - 1:17amDoes anyone have a suggestion for a good ear cleaner? Roxy's ears have yucky brown wax build-up that I am having a hard time cleaning out.
I tried a more natural cleaner with the main ingredient being vinegar. That did not do anything. Now I am trying one with alcohol in it. Still not really working, but I've just done it a couple of times.
Do I need to put the cleaner in for a number of days in a row? I generally put in a dropperful & rub it around for a little while, then wipe out her ears.
She does not have an ear infection. I don't think she has ear mites either.
Any suggstions would be appreciated.
Marci
If you have a petsmart near you, try this...
Vet's Best Ear cleaning sollution. It comes with an ear wash and an ear dry solution. Use Q-Tips..drip the ear cleaning solution onto the tips, then clean the ear well until the Q-Tips start coming back clean. They apply a very small amount of the ear dry solution into the ear and massage down into the ear canal. That will need to be done every other day for a week. You should see a difference right away though. I tried everything else for Sophie, this is the only thing that works. Sometimes I just do the cleaning and don't bother with the ear dry solution, but make sure that if you do that you dry the ear out well with dry Q-Tips or a cotton ball.
Amy and Sophia
Something else to try...
Otis gets gunky ears as a result of his horrible allergies. I've had good luck with this ear cleaner - http://www.cogopet.com/store/product/6. A bonus to this is that a percentage of every purchase goes to a rescue of your choice.
Does your dog have allergies? He's not getting them any more, but every time Otis would get his steriod shot, the ear gunk/infections would go away.
Otis's Mom (Alison)