Maybe swing by the vet and see what's going on?
took chili out in the wilderness last 3 days. noticed inside one of his ears had bunch of bug bites, redness, even tiny scabs... also noticed he had some white stuff on top of nose which I wiped off quite a few times, but kept coming back...was thinking spring allergies?? anyhow, just wondering how you go about checking/treating your dog after some wildness different than his normal routine.
I cleaned his ears and they were nasty just after 3 days
Maybe swing by the vet and see what's going on?
Was the white stuff sort of a rim around where hair meets his nose? That's probably some dried sweat, mostly salty if you dare to give it a taste.
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is apple cider vinegar safe to use to clean ears?
when chili was a pup I bought an ear cleaner that i "poured" into ear and held ear flap closed and shook a bit....boy did chili not like that...and I dont ever want to try again....whats the ear cleaning recommendations now a days?
My vet said vinegar diluted to half strength with water is fine to use, or witch hazel. I use a formula that I think blackboy attributed to JenC recently and it has been working better than anything I've used before. I just pour the tea tree oil and boric acid powder into the bottle of witch hazel and shake well. If I've written this wrong, I hope one of them will correct me. You should probably only use it if you're sure there's no ear infection.
1 bottle witch hazel (16 oz)
8-10 drops of tea tree oil
2 teaspoons boric acid powder
Some other suggestions are in these older threads:
After Swimming Ear Treatment
Homemade/Over the counter Ear Infection Solutions?
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Best to put runny liquid in a cotton ball and then gently squeeze into ear and wipe.
Jen
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