How To Make Dog Ear Wash

The first step to treating an ear infection in dogs is to remove all the debris in the ears.

How to make dog ear wash. A cotton ball or gauze dog ear-cleaning solution and a towelAvoid using cotton-tipped swabs Q-tips. Regular cleansing will avoid major ear infections. First make a mixture of half vinegar and half water and place them in a squirt bottle.

Being careful not to insert anything deeper into the ear canal than ½ inch remove any excess wax or particles with a soft cloth tissue or specially made dog ear. Hold the ear flap up until the skin is completely dry. Dogs ears are perfect areas for bacteria and yeast to live.

If you can smell a yeasty odor the dog MUST have antibiotics. While holding your dogs ear flap gently but firmly with one hand hold the ear cleaning solution in your other hand. Dip a cotton ball into the mixture until its thoroughly soaked.

You can make ear cleaning solutions at home using apple cider vinegar and lukewarm water. Pour two ounces of white vinegar into a glass. Squeeze some ear cleaning solution into your dogs ear.

Ear infections can eventually be quite serious but mild cases can be solved and then prevented by cleaning your dogs ears with a simple homemade wash. Also when you use cotton tip applicators you could push dirt further into the canines ear canal. If using a dog-ear-cleaning-solution-soaked cotton ball massage the ear canal and remove the cotton ball.

It is fine if some of the cleaner spills out of the ear canal. If your dogs eardrum is intact start the vinegar ear treatment. Then flush the ears twice a day with a dog ear wash see below.