Ear cleaning

Pricey · 09-16-2011, 09:43 AM

Hi all, I would just like a few tips really as to the best way to clean a basset's ears and when I say ears I mean the outer not the inner. I have no problems at all cleaning the inside of them but the outsides are a nightmare! Within a day of bathing they are sooooo crusty from being dragged around everything while he is sniffing around and they are almost impossible to clean without shampoo.

Cheers!

Princess Buttercup · 09-16-2011, 11:12 AM

Baby wipes! I don't know whats in 'em but I swear it's pixie dust & black magic!! Works great on spills on clothing too!

Annie714 · 09-16-2011, 11:29 AM

LOL...we use baby wipes on the outside of Annie's ears also. If they get super yucky I'll use a warm wet washcloth to loosen the crusty-dirt first then clean up with baby wipes.

Pricey · 09-16-2011, 12:41 PM

Perhaps the warm water first is the key, I have tried baby wipes alone with no success.

jaleely · 09-16-2011, 04:37 PM

yup. baby wipes. and same as annie...if it's been a particulary nasty drag day, or if he's had a bone, his ears are stiff and terrible with go, i get a warm washcloth and hold his ears for a few seconds with it, so it soaks in wet and then i wipe wipe wipe til it all comes off. : )

charady2 · 09-16-2011, 06:11 PM

I swear by huggies brand of baby wipes. It will even get stains out of clothes lol. My vet told us to use them to clean the inner ear on Flash, but make sure and buy that brand the others don't hold up as well.

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 09-16-2011, 06:19 PM

I don't have kids and I never bought baby wipes until I got Winston. That boy gets everything on his ears!! Great for mildly dirty feet too

Princess Buttercup · 09-17-2011, 05:34 AM

Yes Huggies must be where it's at. I use Huggies Natural Care on everything. Ears, feet, occasional dirty basset bum, leather car seats, white tennis shoes...

sadeyes2 · 09-18-2011, 12:27 PM

Just make sure they are non-perfumed. And yep, I use baby wipes for inside and out too.

Wworm · 09-18-2011, 04:00 PM

Often the edges of my ears turn black from getting caked w/dirt & mud-- yuck!

We've always used baby wipes too-- we are currently using Pampers, sensitive care (was thinking there'd be less chemicals & perfume), THICK wipes. we tried the thin, and they weren't sturdy enough.

everytime i come back from playing, megets my feet wiped, under my chin (sometimes there's dirt), ears, and bum.
--Worm

09-16-2011, 09:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pricey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 159	Ear cleaning Hi all, I would just like a few tips really as to the best way to clean a basset's ears and when I say ears I mean the outer not the inner. I have no problems at all cleaning the inside of them but the outsides are a nightmare! Within a day of bathing they are sooooo crusty from being dragged around everything while he is sniffing around and they are almost impossible to clean without shampoo. Cheers!

09-16-2011, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	LOL...we use baby wipes on the outside of Annie's ears also. If they get super yucky I'll use a warm wet washcloth to loosen the crusty-dirt first then clean up with baby wipes. __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

09-16-2011, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
jaleely Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 942	yup. baby wipes. and same as annie...if it's been a particulary nasty drag day, or if he's had a bone, his ears are stiff and terrible with go, i get a warm washcloth and hold his ears for a few seconds with it, so it soaks in wet and then i wipe wipe wipe til it all comes off. : ) __________________ Baby Bowsah's Bwog

09-16-2011, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
MollyMcFrecklesMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 1,182	I don't have kids and I never bought baby wipes until I got Winston. That boy gets everything on his ears!! Great for mildly dirty feet too __________________ Michelle - proudly owned by Molly (21 mos) and Winston (14 months). Molly McFreckles' World: The adventures of a Basset Hound living with Addison's Disease and a baby brother named Winston

09-18-2011, 04:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 1,972	Often the edges of my ears turn black from getting caked w/dirt & mud-- yuck! We've always used baby wipes too-- we are currently using Pampers, sensitive care (was thinking there'd be less chemicals & perfume), THICK wipes. we tried the thin, and they weren't sturdy enough. everytime i come back from playing, megets my feet wiped, under my chin (sometimes there's dirt), ears, and bum. --Worm __________________ see what the Worm is up to: http://bassetworm.blogspot.com/

09-16-2011, 11:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Princess Buttercup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 364	Baby wipes! I don't know whats in 'em but I swear it's pixie dust & black magic!! Works great on spills on clothing too!

09-16-2011, 12:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pricey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 159	Perhaps the warm water first is the key, I have tried baby wipes alone with no success.

09-16-2011, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
charady2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	I swear by huggies brand of baby wipes. It will even get stains out of clothes lol. My vet told us to use them to clean the inner ear on Flash, but make sure and buy that brand the others don't hold up as well.

09-17-2011, 05:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Princess Buttercup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 364	Yes Huggies must be where it's at. I use Huggies Natural Care on everything. Ears, feet, occasional dirty basset bum, leather car seats, white tennis shoes...

09-18-2011, 12:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
sadeyes2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: glasgow Posts: 589	Just make sure they are non-perfumed. And yep, I use baby wipes for inside and out too.

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