Thanks, so far we don't have any issues, but she's only 10 months old. I have her ear hairs plucked and the ears cleaned at every grooming. I don't feel real confident yet at trying to pluck them myself. I had the hair cut short on her face up under the air to help with the circulation. If I notice they're a bit dirty, I take commercial ear cleaner on a tissues and wash the outside portion of the ear. This solution can also be put into the ear canal and massaged to help clean out the inside also. She's a second generation and does get hair growth insider her ears.
I wonder if food allergies can also be tied with the ear infection thing. Luckily, so far so good with Mia, but time will tell. I jump started her eating again J I took her of the Timberwolf, and have tried a sample pack of Merrick - Campfire trout. If you add a little warm water it makes a gravy; Mia goes nuts for it! I'll be experimenting with other quality foods to give her variation. And I'm sure I'll get a bunch of responses as to how HORRIBLE Merrick food is also! It seems everybody has a bad experience with almost every food out there. So, I guess it's really an individual thing. Her favorite, hands down, is homemade people food. Last night she has chicken and peas.complements of the chef. So, no matter the dog food we purchase we supplement that with "our" food. P.S. We got her groomed VERRRRY short as we skipped a grooming and she had a bunch of mats, OMG she looks like an overgrown rat; so funny..she's a skinny little thing. This is a convenient cut for us as she HATES to be brushed and combed; something I hope she grows out of. So, today she looks just like a poodle, in three weeks, she'll look like a cockapoo again, he..he.. From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [cockapoo] Ear Cleaning Keep the ear trimmed behind so the air circulates, make sure his ear canal is clear and has no hair in it, if it does the hair needs to be plucked both my 1st generation have no problem with hair growing in the ear canal, now both my 2nd I have to pluck every so often. None of mine have problems with their ears, we have real lucky with that. In a message dated 10/11/2008 9:31:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone have any ear cleaning tip or suggestions to preclude ear infections? I know this can be inherent in dogs with floppy ears. ~~ Susan ~~ & The Poo Gang Mikey, Buffy, Amy & Lacey ~~~ "When you feel dog tired at night, it may be because you've growled all day long." -- Unknown _____ New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News more. Try it out! <http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002>
