How To Use Ear Cleaning Solution For Dogs
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How to use ear cleaning solution for dogs. Make sure not to touch the nozzle to the ear if you do clean it with alcohol after use. In this video I demonstrate how to safely clean dog ears at home and what products to use. Start with a cotton ball and wet it with our homemade dog ear cleaning solution.
The dog ear cleaner solution should be used with an ear applicator and not just poured into the dogs ears. However the most common method for liquid ear cleansers is to squirt a few drops of the solution into your dogs ear massage the base of the ear and then wipe out any excess with a cloth. Resist the urge to stick the bottles nozzle into your pups ear let the solution do the work and make sure the fluid is the only thing entering your dogs ear.
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While holding the top of the ear open gently massage the bottom part of your dogs ear. Then allow the pet to shake its head. If your dog resists having cleaner poured directly in their ear use a cotton ball soaked with dog ear cleaning solution.
The solution is easily put together by. For optimal cleaning you should completely fill your dogs ear canal with a cleaning solution until you can see the fluid pooling in the ear canal then close the ear flap over the opening. Without letting go of the ear flap gently massage the base of the ear downward and inward in order to disperse EPIOTIC throughout the ear canal for 1 minute.
After a bit of squelching pull the cotton ball back out and give your dogs ear some time to dry. Where a dog is suffering an active ear infection the use of hydrogen peroxide homemade ear wash is safe especially if it is mild. Add lid and shake.