A dog's ear canal is L-shaped and dirt may accumulate in it when it gets in, so it needs to be cleaned regularly to prevent fungal bacteria and parasitic infections. However, some owners stick a cotton swab in their dog's ear to help it out according to their common-sense habits. This is really dangerous! The dog's eardrum is also very fragile, so if you pull it out indiscriminately, you may accidentally injure it and cause ear infections, which will help your dog's good intentions. If the dog struggles, the cotton from the swab may fall inside and not be able to be taken out.

I. The need to clean your dog's ear canal:

The hair that grows in your dog's ear canal can easily breed and accumulate dirt, bacteria clumps, or parasites that can lead to ear canal disease. Especially in dogs with lying ears, regular plucking of the hair in the ear canal and cleaning of the inner ear can prevent ear diseases such as ear mites.

When do dogs need to have their ears cleaned?

Ear hair and ear wax need to be cleaned regularly.
After bathing, water in the ear needs to be cleaned.
Ear infections such as ear mites need to be cleaned.

Tools needed to clean your dog's ears.

Ear wash: Choose a less irritating ear wash, never use a cleaner containing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, which can irritate your dog's ears.

Cotton swabs or cotton balls: Cotton swabs can be used to clean your dog's outer ear canal, just don't reach into the ear canal, as people who are not very familiar with the hands may cause hearing problems in dogs.

Tweezers: If your dog has a lot of hair in his ears, tweezers can help you deal with the hair.

Towel: Dogs will naturally shake their heads when cleaning their ears, and using a towel will reduce the splash of ear wash.

Snacks: After the dog has been good enough to let you clean their ears, the owner should reward them with a snack (such as goat cheese) as appropriate.

II. Clean your dog's ears thoroughly and in the right way

1. Pluck your dog's ears first
Ear plucking requires ear powder as an aid to reduce the pain. Before pouring the ear powder, the owner had better pour it on his hand first to see how much he can squeeze out by force. When pouring the powdered ear, you can push a little harder, but it doesn't matter if it's a little more, the dog will shake the powder out on its own. After pouring the powder, slowly massage the dog's ears to make full contact with the powder so that the ear hair will come out more easily.
Next, whether you use your hands or pliers, you must be quick, the slower you are, the longer the pain will last. Although it is important to be quick, don't hurt the dog's skin or there will be no next time.
The frequency of ear hair plucking does not have to be too high, once a month is already frequent, specifically by the owner's own observation.

2銆丆lean your dog's ears with ear drops
Pour the ear drops into the dog's ears and slowly rub the root of the dog's ears 10-15 times, the process will sound similar to the chirping of a small yellow duck. If the dog resists, it is best to find an extra person to hold the dog in place and not let it struggle constantly. After releasing the hand, the dog will shake his head on his own due to the discomfort of the ear drops, which is his instinct to protect his ears. This way, the dirt deep in the ear will come out with the ear drops. Instead of using a cotton swab to pull it out, just wipe it off with a larger ball of cotton.
If the ear wax is all reddish-brown and dirty, it is either a bacterial fungal infection or an ear mite infection, so remember to take your dog to the doctor.

3, give your dog a snack reward
If someone else pours strange liquids and powders into your ears, you're sure to feel bad too. So after doing so many strange things to your dog, soothe his broken heart with a little snack and let him know that cleaning his ears is good for him. If you don't give them a snack, he may not really cooperate next time.

Three: Not cleaning your dog's ears for a long time can lead to a terrible problem

If you leave your dog's ears alone, and he can't dig them out himself, you're only letting bacteria, fungus, and ear mites get in. Once the environment inside your dog's ears is suitable (moist and warm enough), bacteria and fungus can multiply like crazy, and if your dog's resistance is poor, the situation is even worse. When you see your dog tossing his head, scratching his ears with his paws, or tilting his head, he may have an ear infection. The owner has to pick it open to see if it is infected inside.
When left untreated for a long time, the tear stain problem, which is the most distressing for the owner, comes along. Because when the ear canal suffers from bacterial, viral, mold, parasitic infection, or the ear is swollen, painful, or intensely itchy, the dog can not resist, with the hind feet constantly scratching, while stimulating the tear glands for secretion, the dog will have two very ugly tear marks.

In fact, the ears not only provide auditory support to the dog, but also are strong and powerful protection to keep its demeanor coordinated and body balanced, so health care and cleaning are very important. It is a good idea for owners to check the condition of their dog's ears regularly on a weekly basis. A normal ear canal should be pinkish in color and free of strange odors or dirt. It is best to give your dog's ears a deep cleaning every two weeks, before a bath. However, it also depends on the situation. If there is more dust in the ears, they can be cleaned once a week.

IV. How to clean your dog's ears

1. Turn the ears over to clean the outer edge of the ear

Just like human ears, the outermost ear can be dirty with earwax. Just flip your dog's fur away and gently wipe it with a clean, damp cloth, then moisten it with some saline.

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2. Further remove ear wax and grease

Next, the earwax, which consists of sebum-secreting glands mixed with dirt, shed keratin, and some hair is the main object of cleaning. This is likely to push the ear wax deeper into the ear, making hearing damage or bacteria deeper into the ear canal.

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To thoroughly clean your fur baby's ears, you can use ear cleaner to dissolve the dirt in the ears. When the owner pours the cleaning solution into the dog's ear, first gently massage the outer ear for him so that the solution is evenly absorbed into the ear canal. Then, wait for the earwax or solution to be shaken out by the dog itself.

If you don't clean your dog's ears for a long time, they will smell so bad that you can't kiss them! Wash his ears in a few simple steps
In fact, many pooper scoopers will lament that it is not difficult to clean your dog's ears, but it is difficult when the dog does not cooperate when cleaning. So, when your dog is young, let him get used to the action of cleaning his ears slowly, you can start by touching his ears, step by step, then in the future when cleaning his ears will not be so reluctant.

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In addition, in the process of cleaning your dog's ears, the owner should also observe if there are any unknown lumps in your dog's ears. In everyday life, if you find that your dog's ears smell bad, or if you scratch your ears or flip your head frequently, or even if it's so bad that tissue fluid or blood is coming out, make sure you take your dog to the doctor right away to avoid delays.