how about them ears!

[technodoll]

while doing the weekend grooming the other day (claws, whiskers, a thorough brushing with skin and coat inspection, teeth inspection) i thought "wow when was the last time i cleaned their ears?" I got the flashlight out and peered inside but everything is spic and span in there, nothing at all to clean.

Thinking back, i have never cleaned Maika's ears at all and Dakotah's ears were wiped last spring or so, when he was eating more kibble than raw (he is almost ALL raw now). I know prick-eared dogs have cleaner ears in general than floppy-eared dogs but still i know there is a cause-and-effect between what you feed your pets, and what you see in their health. i loooove raw-feeding!

[Prin]

I've never really cleaned Boo's ears except after a good swim, but Jemma's teeny closed up ears are a pain. *sigh*

[erykah1310]

EARS.... Puppy has BAD ears, they are always dirty and he DESPISES me touching them... its a full out battle to clean them.

[technodoll]

erykah, have you put puppy on raw yet? or is he still the "odd man out"?

[barkley21]

We used to have to clean Barkley's ears almost everyday when he was on kibble because they kept getting brown gunk in them and they smelled god-awful (it makes green tripe smell like ). Ever since we switched him to raw, I haven't had to clean them even once! They are absolutely spotless! He is a golden retriever, so he has long,floppy ears and you'd think that I'd still have to clean them from time to time, but I inspect them every week and still nothing. It's been approx 4 months now. Woo Hoo!

[Scott_B]

I agree, Roscos ears are great!

[erykah1310]

Originally Posted by technodoll

erykah, have you put puppy on raw yet? or is he still the "odd man out"?

Puppy has been on raw since I started ( and he is doing wonderful, his legs are less shaky and his muscle mass is developing nicely, for a displasic doggie)
Meik is odd man out, have to wait until February till the specialist comes up from Guelph. He has stopped passing out/overheating so much since i put him back on kibble. But he still does overheat quick. For now I have been instructed to keep him "quiet" ( impossible for a Border Collie) and not let him get worked up or overly excited, regular excersise is still alright but instead of a long "session" it has to be a whole lot of short ones.
Poor guy, he's missing out on the scrumptious dinners.

[meb999]

maybe I should be on raw...my ear is KILLING me!!