what is a good home remedy to kill ear mites on my lab?

Answer 1

The ear needs to be cleaned first, too remove the blood and excrement's the mites cause. This allows the medication to get to the sorce... the mite. I prefer to use a premade ear cleaning solution, but this is your call. I know some people use a vinigar water mix... and massage, whatever you use.. be gentle, and dont go to deep if you try to use a Q-tip or cotton ball.

Put in some mite drops and Massage the ear for a few minutes. This gives the medication time to get too get to the mites. If you dont clean first, and massage, the medication will be less effective, and the dog will shake and rub most of it out.

The medication is at most stores, and very inexpensive (usually About $2-4)

Unfortunately, mites are pain full, and treating you pet for them is uncomfortable for him too... so you may want to have an extra person there to help you.

Answer 2

I used a little baby oil on a cotton swap and rubbed it into my cat's ears. after doing that a few times it killed the mites and she hasn't had anymore since. She didn't have a severe problem and wasn't acting like her ears itched, i just happened to notice one day that she had a few. I think if it gets to the point where the cat is annoyed by the mites, I would either take her to the vet or at least try a kit with something to actually stop the earmites from coming back. holding them down to clean their ears can be an adventure, you might need vet assistance :-) Good luck with your kitty!

Answer 3

mix one 1/2 oz of olive oil and one 400 i.u. capsule of vitamin e in a bottle with an eye-dropper.(poke a hole in the vit e gel cap with a needle) warm it up by immersing the bottle in hot water. hold your dog's ear flap open (you'll prob need someone to hold the dog while you're doing this) and pour in a dropper full of the solution. massage the base of the ear for about a minute or so...you should hear a squishy sound. let your dog shake it's head to remove the excess oil. use cotton balls, or long medical type cotton swabs (your vet will sell you some pretty cheap) and clean the debris out of the ear thoroughly...it make take several times to get them clean. you can go deep in a dog's ear canal, because it is shaped like an L...you cannot puncture the ear drum. repeat the treatment every other day, over a 6 day period. store the oil solution at room temp. the mixture can be doubled or tripled if you have more than one pet to treat.
ear mites are highly contagious, so treat all your dogs and cats.
hope this was helpful...i'm a former vet tech and have used this treatment on many animals.

Answer 4

if you keep the ears clean every day with a q tip (and dont go in too deep obviously) you have a good chance of getting rid of them. concentrate on the places where you can actually see the buildup

Answer 5

You sure have the right "handle" for this question....SILLY!!!

There's *NONE*!!!

*IF* is really IS mites(how do you know?) You must get the CORRECT insecticide from THE VET!!!!

Don't listen to stupid "granny-tales"!!! If any actually WORKED,*WHY* would people have spent hundreds of years & BILLIONS of dollars on INSECTICIDE RESEARCH???DUH???