Cleaning
your Griffon's ears |
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Begin with Dog in a
relaxed "Settle" position. Gather supplies.
Ear Cleaner
Ear Powder
Kleenex or soft rag
Clean fingers
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| We generally
clean and pull hair from our Griffons' ears approximately every 1 1/2
months, but some Griffons need attention sooner, and some need it less
frequently. We never use instruments to pull or scissors to cut
the hair near the ear. Pulling with your fingers is the safest
method of hair removal. Cleaning the ear properly causes no
pain, no blood, and makes the Griffon very happy, indeed.
If you are unsure about how to
proceed... contact your Veterinarian or Groomer for a personal
demonstration.
If your Griffon is scratching it's ears
or shaking its head, it may mean that she is long overdue for an ear
cleaning. If you have not cleaned your Griffon's ears for a
while, the ears can be more prone to infection caused by accumulated
hair and wax, moisture and lack of air circulation. If there is any
redness or thickness to the ear leather, or if there is a peculiar
odor, it may indicate a bacterial or yeast infection.
In the case of a bacterial
infection, a yeast infection or collection of foreign material (ie:
grass awns), a visit to your Veterinarian will be needed to properly
treat the problem.
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Inspect Ear for hair, wax
and infection.
This Griffon's ear has a large plug of
hair and wax, but no irritation or foreign matter is evident. |
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Sprinkle a small amount of
ear powder into ear.
The ear powder will provide a grip on
the hair, which can otherwise be somewhat waxy and difficult to hold. |
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Gently pull a small
number of hairs at a time.
Make certain that none of the fine
hairs fall back into the ear canal. |
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If your Griffon has a plug
of hair and wax, pull gently away from the ear canal. |
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Look inside to make sure
that you have all the hair removed from the ear canal.
Once the Ear canal has been cleared of
hair, moisten the kleenex or soft cotton rag with Ear Cleaner and
gently swab the ear canal. |
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Work the ear cleaner into
the undulations of the ear, carefully wiping out any debris and
wax.
If the dog's ear is dirty or waxy, you
may have to do more than one application of Ear Cleaner |
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Once the ear is clean,
sprinkle a bit more ear powder into the ear. This will dry the
ear. |
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Gently Massage the powder
into the ear canal. |
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Voila! A clean Ear
which is free of hair. |
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Here is the hair and
hair/wax plug that was in this Griffon's right ear.....
Now you need to repeat these steps for
the Left Ear! |
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Still relaxed, Griffons
enjoy having their ears cleaned, and ours groan with contentment
during the process. |
