Clean ears are much less prone to developing ear trouble, do check your dog’s ears regularly. We recommend making it part of your weekly grooming session. This also ensures catching any ear complaints early, an advantage because they can be difficult to eradicate once established.

Before you start to clean your dog’s ears, check his/her ears for hairs blocking the ear canal, if necessary, pluck out the hairs blocking the ear canal.
Next, remove any excess wax by using a special ear-cleaner. Do not use powders as they can increase problems. Try not to rub too vigorously or too often, as wax is produced partly to stop irritation, therefore, your dog still needs some wax in his/her ear, so, too much cleaning causes irritation. If you are using cotton buds never let the tip of the cotton bud go out of sight, it may be easier to use cotton wool .

When you come to cleaning your dog’s ears apply the cleaner first, then massage his/her ears to spread the liquid around look to see if any excess liquid has come to the surface, and finally, remove it either by using cotton wool,. If your dog doesn’t seem to be in distress continue cleaning until no more wax comes up. If you are still not happy, call your vet.