Ear wax, or cerumen, is produced by the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal of the ear. I know I sound a bit geeky but imagine dropping these bombshells to pet parents who aren’t Trinkets Pet parents. What was it that Jose Mourinho said after losing 3-0 to Tottenham? Oh yeah… “RESPECT, RESPECT!”
Anyway,
Having ear wax is not essentially bad for your pet. It serves as a physical barrier to unwanted material into your pet’s ears.
Having TOO MUCH ear wax, that’s what’s concerning! Too much ear wax can harbor pathogens including fungus and bacteria. These cause a lot of physical and functional problems to your pets.
One major physical problem affecting your pets include Aural hematomas – another jargon, I know. An injury where blood pools in your pet’s ear pinna because of vigorous shaking of the head. This leads to breaking mini-blood vessels in the ear and pooling of blood.
One major functional problem is otitis – Inflammation of the ear. This can be internal, middle or external inflammation from the trapped bacteria in the excess ear wax within the ear.
Both of these problems will be a nuisance to your pet and to your pockets because solving them is a big headache to your veterinarian. As you may well guess, your pockets will be a bit dented after a visit to the vet, that is if you don’t have pet insurance.
So how do we run away from his pain – Easy! Clean your pet’s ears safely!
How? Thanks for asking. You can wrap cotton wool around your finger (trimmed nails of course). Dip it into a dilute solution of chlorhexidine (savlon) Wring off the excess solution and gently wipe your pet’s ears.
See? Pet parenthood made seamless at Trinkets!
But if you’re not comfortable or if you are in doubt, go/call your vet to do it for you.
That’s It!
See you on our next post where we talk about the right way to trim your pet’s nails
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