I posted a thread 'Ear problems' last week as I am having ongoing probs with Alfie's ears, which are very thick despite trips to the groomers every 8 weeks and trying to thin them myself in between.
http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=78219.0He is now on his third bottle of Canaural in less than 2 mths. He had a break in between but when I took him for his 1 yr booster last week the vet said he had a lot of dark matter at the bottom again. I had hoped to use Thornit when his ears were improved as a preventative measure but Alfie's ears haven't been clear for long enough. He has to go back in 3 weeks to have them checked after the latest course of Canaural. As nothing is happening too fast with the Canaural I decided to get some Thornit powder to use when the Canaural is finished but was a bit unsure exactly how to use it as there were conflicting suggestions for its use between the replies and directions from Champion Pet Supplies so I emailed them for clarity.This is the response I received today:-
"Thornit works best when used on it's own as other treatments can hinder it's performance.
There are several methods of applying Thornit and we advise you to use which ever way you find easiest. Thornit can be rubbed onto any part of the body or applied into the ear. I personally simply put a small amount of the powder into the cap of the bottle then tip into my dogs ear, give a quick rub to massage the powder into the ear and the ear flap.
The only thing we do recommend is that after a course of treatment with Thornit it is a good idea to thoroughly 'wash the ears out' with a good cleaner. This helps to remove any of the powder which may have worked its way deep down into the ear and formed a ball with any wax that has built up ( this is why some vets state it is wrong to put powder into a dog's ears as there have been cases where the powder has blocked the ear causing problems when, in serve cases, too much powder has combined with excessive wax and got stuck in the ear.)
We usually recommend a normal course of treatment as follows - (1) use Thornit every day for around 5 days (2) then wash the ears out with a cleaner to remove any debris deep down in the ear (3) Then leave the ears to dry for a day or two before starting again with another 5 day course of Thornit if the problem is bad."