How to clean the ears of a golden retriever? Before cleaning the ears of a golden retriever, first cut off the hair facing the ear canal. Long hair will cause ear wax to accumulate. When cutting off excess hair, it is best to grasp the auricle and pull it back or lay it flat on the head; After plucking, use cotton balls or gauze dipped in ear lotion to remove dirt and earwax. If necessary, use ear cleaning lotion to clean Golden Retriever’s ears.

When cleaning the ears of a Golden Retriever, you should first observe whether its ears have a bad smell, pus, or redness and swelling. If so, seek treatment from a veterinarian as soon as possible, because it may be inflamed or have ear scabies or scabies. Fungal infection.

After ruling out the above conditions, first cut off the long hairs facing the ear canal. If these hairs are ignored and grow too long, earwax will accumulate, blocking air circulation, and eventually causing infectious diseases. Be sure to do this on a sturdy pruning table and in good light. Place the golden retriever on the table and ask someone to help him if necessary.

Because the golden retriever’s ear canal is very deep and in the shape of an “L”, it is best to grab the ear canal and pull it back or lay it flat on the head when cutting off excess hair. Use your thumb and index finger, or if you have experience , use pointed-nosed tweezers to carefully pull out excess hair from the ear canal. If the hair is difficult to grasp, sprinkle some ear powder on the opening of the ear canal to help clip the hair. Do not pour ear powder into the ear intentionally, as this will only block the ear canal. , affecting air circulation. It is best to put ear powder in a small container and dip a little with your fingers each time you tweezer the hair on your ears.

If there is a lot of earwax on the cotton ball and your ears have a foul odor, you must clean the ear canal with lotion. Do not pull the auricle back or lay it flat on your head at this time, because the ear protection solution may reach the level of the ear canal. After grabbing the cartilage at the base of the ear, pull it away from the head, allowing the liquid to fully contact the entire ear and wash it clean. Put a few drops of ear protection solution or mineral oil into the ear canal.

Pull the auricle downward and put your hand on your head to prevent it from shaking. Use your other hand to massage the base of the ear to pour out the skin care mineral oil in the ear and at the same time make the lumps of dirt in the ear flow out.

After massaging for a period of time, release your hands and the golden retriever will shake its head. Don't panic, this is the golden retriever's instinct to protect the fragile parts of the ear tube and make the deep earwax float to the surface

Once the wax is out, wipe the ear clean with a cotton ball or swab. There is no need to insert it deep into the ear to remove the wax. If your golden retriever's ears are large and thick, you can use a rubber band to tie the auricle behind your head for a few minutes and let it dry completely (do not wrap the auricle itself, just tie the hair below the auricle).

In addition, the hair in the Golden Retriever’s ears is longer, and earwax is easy to adhere to the hair. The owner can use hemostatic forceps to remove the miscellaneous hair and earwax together.