How to Clean Your Dog's Ears During a Yeast Infection

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Contact your veterinarian if your dog has symptoms of an infection.. Follow your veterinarian's recommendations for treatment.. Put topical medication in your dog's ears.

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1

Contact your veterinarian if your dog has symptoms of an infection.

Step 1

Contact your veterinarian if your dog has symptoms of an infection.

2

Follow your veterinarian's recommendations for treatment.

Step 2

Follow your veterinarian's recommendations for treatment.

3

Put topical medication in your dog's ears.

Step 3

Put topical medication in your dog's ears.

4

Give your dog a systematic medication if topical medication doesn't work.

Step 4

Give your dog a systematic medication if topical medication doesn't work.

5

Purchase a cleanser made specifically for cleaning dog ears.

Step 5

Purchase a cleanser made specifically for cleaning dog ears.

6

Position your dog in front of you and hold it still.

Step 6

Position your dog in front of you and hold it still.

7

Put drops of cleaning solution into your dog's ears.

Step 7

Put drops of cleaning solution into your dog's ears.

8

Remove the liquid with cotton balls or pads.

Step 8

Remove the liquid with cotton balls or pads.

9

Clean each of your dog's ears once or twice a day.

Step 9

Clean each of your dog's ears once or twice a day.

10

Check your dog's ears weekly for discharge, odor, or swelling.

Step 10

Check your dog's ears weekly for discharge, odor, or swelling.

11

Dry your dog's ears after they get wet.

Step 11

Dry your dog's ears after they get wet.

12

Trim fur out of your dog's ears.

Step 12

Trim fur out of your dog's ears.

13

Clean the ears of dogs with floppy ears on a regular basis.

Step 13

Clean the ears of dogs with floppy ears on a regular basis.

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