Whether your pet’s ears are pointed, droopy, long, or short, a dog’s ears are the most sensitive part of its body. If you neglect to clean your ears and let them get infected, it can cause serious problems and even permanent hearing loss. When your dog’s ears smell bad, it means that the dog accidentally scratched his ears when it was itchy, or shook his head too hard. If you want to touch his ears or head, he looks a little painful, that’s a danger sign, and you should take him to the veterinarian for a checkup. Dogs have no interest in keeping their ears clean.
You must have something to hold its attention and give your full attention to your dog, and your hands must be clean or use clean gloves to clean its ears (you don’t want to expose it to further infection after you’ve worked so hard to clean its ears with unclean hands).
If your dog keeps moving around during the cleaning process, find one or two good friends who can help you stabilize it, and you can also confine it to a smaller space, such as a bathroom, so that no matter how hard it struggles, it cannot escape from the owner’s five fingers. When cleaning your dog’s ears, remember to be gentle from the outside to the inside, and slowly clean inwards. At the same time, let the dog slowly adapt to this wonderful cleaning feeling, and also prevent the internal structure of the dog’s ears from being accidentally injured.
First, gently wet the cotton swab (do not wet it so much that it drips in its ears), and slowly and smoothly clean along the surface of the dog’s ears. (Please do not try to clean the invisible areas that are visible to the owner to avoid making a big mistake.) If the dog struggles or feels uncomfortable during the process, you must immediately stop cleaning and comfort the dog to avoid damaging its hearing due to its struggle. If the cotton swab is very dirty, please do not be surprised, but be worried, and take it to the veterinarian for a check-up! !
Finally, don’t forget to praise your pet for being well behaved and give it a big reward after cleaning it. This will surely make it more cooperative in the future.
