cleaning ears, should i buy the cleaning drops?

[Worthy]

Kasper has just finished a course of antibiotics for an ear infection and all looks fine now  , however was wondering would it be worth buying some drops to incoperate into his general care and if so how often would you recommend you clean his ears as i have heard that overcleaning can also pose a problem

[Joules]

A lot of people on here use Thornits powder for ear infections etc and for general ear care.  I put a pinch in Coco's ears about once a month or when I remember    It is fab and she has never had any ear probs since I started using it when she was a pup! 

This thread tells you about it but if you do a search on Thornit or thornits you will find lots more posts about it. 

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=5851.0

[Worthy]

Thanks have ordered some !!

[bonnie blue]

Hi i bought Thornits too and they seem to make Maisies ears sore has anyone else had this problem?

[Helen]

poor maisie    I've not heard of this before - maybe she has an underlying ear problem or an intolerance to one of the ingredients 

[Joules]

Hi i bought Thornits too and they seem to make Maisies ears sore has anyone else had this problem?

Never heard of this either - how much did you use?

[bonnie blue]

Only a pinch around ~not in the canal is this right ?she is quite a sensitive little flower had to change her collar cos it irritated her too ~little darling

[Joules]

Only a pinch around ~not in the canal is this right ?she is quite a sensitive little flower had to change her collar cos it irritated her too ~little darling

No, I put the powder right into the ear canal as far as possible and squish it around.  That is where it is needed not on the ear flap - it may well irritate the skin there.    I would try it right in the ear canal (after wiping the ear out with a wet wipe and letting it dry) and see if that works better. 

[bonnie blue]

Thanks i will try that her ears do get gunged up !

[wales07]

I have always used johnsons ear drops.Thet contain an ingredient to kill ear mites and they sooth irritation and soften wax.You can get them in most pet shops.I tend to put them in about once a month and the dogs never seem to have ear problems.

[coco loco]

coco seems to scratch her ears, and makes a funny little noise when doing this. It doesnt sound like pain, but then again, i cant say im fluent in dog language. i keep her ears clean, and i certainly cant see anything in them. Any advice???




love coco