Our friend's ears are a very important part of his body for him, since they allow him not only to hear what is happening around him but also our voice. Taking care of them is relatively simple, since we will only need gauze, ear drops prescribed by a veterinarian and a little patience to keep them clean and healthy.
Once we have it all, let's see how to take care of the dog's ears.
Cleaning
It is very important to wash the dog's ears once a week to prevent infection. But how to do it? The truth is that this is a time that can be very annoying, so you have to be patient and, above all, start to get used to it since it is a puppy. In this way, you will not feel so bad when we are manipulating this part of your body.
So when we decide to clean them, we have to do the following:
- The first thing we must do is lift the ear and place a few drops inside the ear. We will see that it has a vertical and a horizontal piece. It is important that the liquid enters well inside, since otherwise we would only be cleaning a part.
- Next, we will massage you to make sure that the product reaches all parts of the inside of the ear well.
- Then, with a gauze we will remove the dirt that we can.
- Finally, we will repeat these same steps on the other ear.
Tips
Taking care of the dog's ears is very important, but if we do it wrong we can damage its ear canal. For this reason, never use cotton buds, as we could cause injuries that will require veterinary attention. Likewise, if we see that it gives off an unpleasant odor and / or that it is red, we have to take it to the specialist as it is likely that it has an infection, such as otitis.
Check and care for your dog's ears weekly to prevent infection.