Ears

[Tiamolly123]

How do you safely clean piggies ears, 1 of my ones had loads of wax, I cleaned round the ear & just over the top of the wax covering the canal, I didn't go in because I didn't want to do any damage. Have I done correctly? Are there any products I should be using in or around the eye.

 

[sport_billy]

I wouldn't clean in the ear canal at all. Tagging @Wiebke in for you

 

[Wiebke]

How do you safely clean piggies ears, 1 of my ones had loads of wax, I cleaned round the ear & just over the top of the wax covering the canal, I didn't go in because I didn't want to do any damage. Have I done correctly? Are there any products I should be using in or around the eye.

I would recommend to see a good vet over the ears for clearing them and to get a suitable product to keep on top of any future wax. Occasionally a piggy is very prone to waxy ears.
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[Tiamolly123]

I would recommend to see a good vet over the ears for clearing them and to get a suitable product to keep on top of any future wax. Occasionally a piggy is very prone to waxy ears.
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Will do Wiebke, this is the one that has an active grease, so she has grease both ends.

 

[Tiamolly123]

I wouldn't clean in the ear canal at all. Tagging @Wiebke in for you

I went over top, I knew not to go inside the canel. Wiebke suggests going to a vet to learn how to do it. How do you do your piggies. This ones got an over active grease gland too.

 

[Tiamolly123]

How do you safely clean piggies ears, 1 of my ones had loads of wax, I cleaned round the ear & just over the top of the wax covering the canal, I didn't go in because I didn't want to do any damage. Have I done correctly? Are there any products I should be using in or around the ear.

 

[sport_billy]

I went over top, I knew not to go inside the canel. Wiebke suggests going to a vet to learn how to do it. How do you do your piggies. This ones got an over active grease gland too.

I never clean inside the ears, Will occasionally gently with cotton pad soaked in warm water remove gunk from outside Sasspy's.

Grease gland we used to do in a bowl of water, shampoo the bum then rinse it off

 

[Tiamolly123]

I'll get him to the vet, the nurse should be able to tell me how to do it.

 

[Wiebke]

I'll get him to the vet, the nurse should be able to tell me how to do it.

Usually you soften the wax with a spray or suitable ear drops and then gentle massage it out with cotton pads. Never stick a cotton but in a piggy ear! but it may worth discussing the overproduction of grease with your vet.

 

[Tiamolly123]

I'll get her to the vet/nurse her ear is absolutely clogged