The weather is getting warmer, and the dog's body odor is slowly coming up. If you want to be a clean-loving child, it is not enough to take a bath. In addition to brushing your teeth and trimming your nails regularly, cleaning your ear canal is also essential!

Whether you go to a beauty shop for cleaning or at home Do it yourself, if you can't master the correct operation method, it is often counterproductive. Many parents and pet stores like to use cotton swabs to clean their pets' ear canals, but it's wrong.

First look at the picture below, the external auditory canal structure of the hairball is special, the vertical ear canal and the horizontal ear canal The special structure of the L-shaped structure (humans are mainly based on the horizontal ear canal) causes its ventilation and drainage ability to be not very good, so it needs to be cleaned regularly.

Secondly, cleaning the ears is a mysterious thing for pets. When using cotton swabs, the hair ball may be disturbed at all. It will bring serious consequences. Since the hairball is an L-shaped ear canal, the use of cotton swabs may also push the earwax deeper into the ear canal, so owners should be careful! We must help hairy children eliminate the risk in advance. Dogs such as Shih Tzu, Coca, Golden Retriever and other lop-eared long-haired dogs, compared to Corgi, Husky such a dog, pay more attention to the cleaning of the ears!

If the tympanic membrane is not damaged, you can consult a doctor during the physical examination

①Open the ear and pour the ear cleaning solution into the ear hole, Fill the ear canal with enough ear wash water.

② Gently massage the base of the ear for about 1-2 minutes, the touch is similar to rubbing a small wrapped Q-bomb hose.

③The cat/dog will shake his head wildly!! If you are afraid of getting it all over the place, you can use a cotton ball to absorb the excess ear water or take the dog outside.

④When it's almost done, you can use cotton or gauze to wipe off the dirt and liquid around the ear canal!

①Do not use cotton swabs or other long, hard objects to clean the ear canal. No owner can 100% guarantee that the hairball will be absolutely quiet at a certain moment. Some cats dogs have a relatively thin cuticle, and the oil secreted can protect the skin of cats and dogs~ and especially the mucous membrane in the ear canal is very delicate, frequent wiping will cause damage to the mucous membrane, epithelial The cells are damaged, causing later bacterial infections, which in turn become otitis. Or it could poke the ear drum, injuring the inner ear and the tissue, or cotton ball, can easily get stuck in the ear canal.

②Cleaning the ears is only an auxiliary function, and cannot kill bacteria, fungi or ear mites. If the ear canal is red and swollen, the color of the earwax is abnormal, and the odor is heavy (normal earwax is pale yellow, slightly greasy), Itching, etc., you need to go to the hospital for further treatment!

③It is necessary to use special ear washes for pets, water and alcohol and other strange liquids are not acceptable!

④ Always pay attention to the facial expressions of the furry child, such as painful expressions, indicating that the ear canal is healthy.

⑤ Clean the dog's ears about once every one to two weeks, preferably before bathing. And check it regularly every month. Additionally, long hair near the ear canal should be trimmed regularly. Prevent shampoo and water from splashing into the ear canal when bathing. After your dog swims, you can use a hair dryer to help dry the ear canal, especially the long-haired lop-eared dog mentioned at the beginning of this article.