Be careful to use pet-specific ear cleaning water when washing your dog's ears

There is not only dust in the dog's ears, but bacteria and parasites may also appear, so we'd better use some cleaning and sterilizing water. of cleaner to clean your dog’s ears. Be sure to use pet-specific ear cleaning solutions. Commercially available ear cleaning solutions contain special ingredients that can dissolve earwax and ear wax and have sterilizing functions. Do not replace it with anything else as it may damage your dog's ear canal.

Be careful when washing your dog’s ears

When using cotton swabs to clean your dog’s ears, owners should not dig too deep or too hard. Cotton swabs can only clean the outermost part. We use ear drops to clean the area inside the ear canal. Spray the ear drops into the ear canal, then massage the dog's ears, wait 5 to 10 seconds, the dog will shake out the dirt in the ears on its own, and the owner can finally help the dog clean the dirt thrown out.

Pay attention to the amount of ear cleaning water when washing your dog’s ears

The amount of ear cleaning water should be at least 0.7-1ml to fill the ear canal. In order to save ear cleaning water, the owner only pours it in every time. A little ear cleaning water won't do anything. Owners should pay attention to the brand when buying ear cleaning water, and do not buy some three-no products, which may cause damage to the dog’s ears.

Be careful when using cotton swabs to clean your dog’s ears

Since the dog’s ear canal is L-shaped, with a vertical front end and a horizontal back end, you must not use cotton swabs to clean your dog’s ears without authorization. Deep in the ear canal. Using cotton swabs can easily push earwax deep into the ear canal, which may accelerate the formation and worsening of ear diseases. And if the quality of the cotton swab is poor, it will be troublesome if the cotton head falls deep into the ear canal during ear removal. There is a layer of protective cells on the surface of the dog's ear canal. If you scratch it with a cotton swab, it is likely to damage this layer of cells, which may cause infection or even inflammation of the ear.