Dog Ear Cleaning - With Liquid but Water won't come out?

Question

So i clean my dog's (pic to the left) ears with a typical liquid dog ear cleaner. ive tried many. most dont really clean her ears out enough, and they get dirty again in a weeks time. is this normal?

but my real question is sometimes the water doesnt fully exit her ears, if i wiggle her ears you can still hear that there is water in there. what should i do? ive tried cotton swabs etc..

Answer 1

I recommend purchasing an ear cleaner from your veterinarian. They are actually designed to evaporate and do not need to be dried out with a cotton ball.

These nice alcohol or glycol type cleaners are designed to pH balance, clean, moisturize, and prevent bacterial infections. Otoclean made by schering plough or the ear cleaner made by vet solutions are two of my favorites.

Ensure that your dog does not have an ear infection by taking him to your vet. Rapid wax, yeasty build up can occur if your dog has otitis externa (ie means ear infection)

Answer 2

Hi there! Adorable pup :) I am not sure what ear cleaning solution you use? Oticalm is one I highly recommend (you get this from your Vet- pH balanced and safe to use weekly for maintance). Some breeds and some dogs require weekly (or every other week) cleaning of the ears to mantain a healthy ear.

You are only supposed to use a few drops (for your size dog, I would use about 4-6 drops), massage the ear (so you hear the solution making "squishing" noises in the ear, and then using a cotton ball... clean the ear! Do not push the cotton ball down far into the canal (you would be hurting her ear more than helping!), just the area you can visibly see.

And yes, it is normal to still hear a bit of solution, however, I would use less drops to avoid access moisture in the ear because that can cause ear infections.

Hope this helps!!

NOTE: Never put pure rubbing alcohol into your dogs ear!

Also, I want to mention that a chicken and rice and/or hamberg and rice is not a nutritional or balanced diet for any dog. It is actually considered a "bland diet" which Vets will recommend if your pup is under the weather (vomiting, diarrhea, etc.), so it would not be advised that you feed your dog this. If you do believe it is allergies then your vet can prescribe special food that is allergy free (most likey a veal, duck, potato, salmon, or venison dry food).

Answer 3

My lab has one ear that always has problems. Her ear must be cleaned out at least once a week and sometimes twice weekly. The vet gave me a solution to clean her ears with, but I still had to do it once or twice a week. If her ear goes without cleaning then she needs another medicine. For my dog, this is normal.

I now clean her ears twice a week with several cotton balls and a mixture of 50% water and 50% vinegar. I soak a cotton ball in the mixture and swish away at both the outer and inner part of her ear. Not too deep, but deep enough .... you know what I mean. She shakes her head. Then I take a dry cotton ball and clear out the outer and inner parts of her ear. Repeat as needed until clean and mostly dry. Clean and dry without causing damage or pain.

With my dog this is an everlasting battle with her ear. It is only the one ear that gives her the problems. I do check and clean both ears as needed. But that one ear.............. it's never ending!
Cleaner from the vet did not work as well as the 50/50 vinegar/water that I use now. But I still use the drops from the vet when the problem gets out of hand ..... which is not often.

Answer 4

Otoflush Ear Cleaner

Answer 5

OMG! Your doggy will end up with an ear infection if you don't get that water out. If her ears keep getting dirty so soon, that probably has a lot to do with it. Take her to get her ears cleaned by a professional groomer. It's less than $10. They can probably show you the proper way to clean your dog's ears, too. Otherwise, you may want to take your doggie to the vet to get the rest of the water out.

Answer 6

Does she have chronic ear problems?? It sounds like it if they get dirty in a few weeks time!! Most ear problems are allergies to food! Sounds funny doesn't it! a good ear cleaner I like is Epi-Otic(available through vets) Mostly likely though it is food allergies. Does she lick her feet or have pink skin?? are just the flaps of her ears red or does it go down far into her ear?? If this is the case then you should definately try switching her diet!! Most allergies are caused by beef, wheat, and dairy. Try a chicken and rice, or lamb and rice diet. Remember when switching to a new diet you MUST stay with it for 4 months or we will not know if this diet will work for her. If she is on chicken and rice or lamb and rice now you will have to talk to you vet about a prescription diet such as fish and potato. MAKE SURE SHE DOES NOT GET ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE DIET FOOD AS OTHERS MAY TRIGGER THE ALLERGIES!!

Good Luck!!

Answer 7

To get the water out, add a drop or two of rubbing alcohol. This will lower the surface tension of the water, which will allow it to be "slipperier" inside the ear, and it should come out just fine.

It's entirely normal for your dogs ears to continue getting dirty. You'll have to continue to clean them on a regular basis.

Answer 8

most ear cleaners have a "drying agent" in them to help solce that problem. Also, your dog is going to shake her head and get rid of a lot of the fluid (and some dirt you missed). And, yes, depending a lot on your climate and the kind of ears your dog has it is really normal for the ears to be cleanied every week (or more)