3 Simple Steps To Clean Your Dog's Ear.

Your dog may look all healthy from outside, but that alone doesn’t signify, your dog is in pink of its health. Often canines are prone to tick and worm infections which may attack your furry buddy. Dogs are also prone to yeast and bacteria infection. These bacteria usually infect their ears and are so minute that they can’t be found easily.

If you don’t want your dog to suffer from ear infections, give more importance to its hygiene. If your furry friend is prone to playing on dust and mud, chances are more it will get infected with bacteria and yeast. Frequent cleaning of ears is needed in order to prevent it from falling prey to infections and disease.

The formation of ear wax depends on a number of factors from your dog’s breed type, its age, the level of humidity in the city all adds up to the amount of wax that would deposit in your dog’s ear. Though it is to be understood that a thin layer of wax is needed for lubrication, the owner needs to know the right time when to clean the ears out of excessive wax deposit. Often cleaning the excess wax may also lead to irritation in your dog’s ear and this may also lead to scrapping away of healthy wax out of its ear.

If your dog is giving these signals which would signify it is prone to ear infection which are

1. If there is discharge of puss or blood from your dog’s ear
2. Excess deposit of wax and infection by bacteria leads to an unpleasant odor coming out from your pet’s ears
3. There may be slight swelling in the external part of pinna and your dog may show excess urge to scratch and rub its ears due to itching
4. This may lead to pain and discomfort on touching its ears and there may be redness in the ear canal and also lumps may be found around the ear.

If your pooch shows any of these signs it surely signifies infection and needs to be taken to vet for further treatment. It is suggested to ideally clean your dog’s ears once in a month using an ear cleaner which is not too harsh to your dog’s skin. It is also recommended to never use cotton buds or insert cotton buds inside your pooch’s ear for cleaning purpose, as this may lead to mishaps and accidents.

So how can this dirt and excessive wax be removed from your dog’s ear without harming it. Here are few steps to carry on this process.

1. Step 1

It has to be understood that, when excess of dense, matted and dirty hair growth is seen around the ears, it would lead of obstruction of passage of air into the inside of ears, this may thereby lead to formation of excess of wax to get deposited in the ears and your dog will get prone to infections. First and foremost, it is important to get an appointment fixed to groom its hair properly, remove excess of dirt and hair which is unnecessary.

2. Step 2

Once the grooming is done, now open the ear flap and drip in a few drops of ear cleaner and continue to massage it slightly, till the solution gets inside its ear canal.  Continue this for few more times and if your dog shows any cringing then take it immediately to the vet.

3. Step 3

After some time, your dog will itself tilt its head and the excess of wax will come out of the ear canal. Now use a cotton ball and not a cotton bud to gently remove the excess wax out of its ears. Do not be harsh while handling your dog’s ears. As ears are delicate parts, rough handling can lead to damage to your pet’s ear drum and it may lose its hearing power.

It is important your dog is able to carry out this process smoothly without cringing. Hygiene is the most important aspect when it comes to healthy living. Taking constant and good care of your dog’s health and hygiene will prevent it from falling prey to infections and diseases.