Bathing

[vall]

I was reading up on yorkies and grooming and it said that if water gets in their ears it causes ear mites how do you make sure you have get all the water out. Need as much info before my furbaby comes home

[Pa Yorkie Mom]

Before you bath them put a piece of cotton ball in the ears to keep the water out, and rinse from back to front on the head, that helps. I personally have never heard of water in the ears causing ear mites.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Pa Yorkie Mom

Before you bath them put a piece of cotton ball in the ears to keep the water out, and rinse from back to front on the head, that helps. I personally have never heard of water in the ears causing ear mites.

Good advice, I also put my fingers and fold his ear flaps down over his ears. Water in the ears will cause an infection, but it won’t cause mites, maybe the article was talking about everything ear related and mites, which are little bugs, also cause ear problems, such as a funky smell, or pawing at the ears.

[Ellie May]

Yeast like warm, moist places. So some dogs get recurrent infections in their ears, especially after getting wet.

Cotton balls is a good idea. My dog always shook them out. You should use a cleaner that also acts as a drying solution after your pup gets wet.

[Lovetodream88]

Callie would not keep cotton balls in her ears. My vet said after bathing and swimming/getting wet to clean her ears out with an ear cleaner that has a drying agent in it and she gave me Epi-Otic it works great. Also helps to keep there ear hair plucked.

[vall]

How do the get ear mites? just wondering

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by vall

How do the get ear mites? just wondering

This is taken from Wikipedia

Ear mites spread rapidly, and can be transmitted from even brief physical contact with other animals. In pets, ear mites most commonly affect cats, ferrets, and to a lesser extent dogs. Humans can be infected with ear mites.[1][2][3] Infected animals have a large amount of crumbly dark brown material in their ears. On close inspection, tiny white mites can be seen in the debris. Ear mites do not burrow as some mites do, but live within the ear canal.


Consequences of infectionThe ear mite is the most common cause of ear infections in cats, quickly spreading from one cat to another through direct contact.[5] Ear mites cause inflammatory symptoms, similar to bacterial and yeast infections. Symptoms include itching and redness of the ears. Other, more serious problems can result from untreated infections, such as skin disease in areas other than the ear like the neck and tail, and deafness.[6]



Ear mite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[gracielove]

Oh, gosh. I'm glad it didn't really say that water in the ears causes ear mites! I hope YT wouldn't tell anyone that.
Moisture in the ears can cause a yeast infection. Dogs with floppy ears tend to have more problems because the ears just help hold the moisture in there though dogs with ears that are up can also have issues. Our Lab had a couple of yeast infections. He hated having to be medicated, too. The ear can get all mucky with brown gunk. It's smelly, too.
Always use a cotton swab after a bath to help dry up any excess moisture in the outer part of the ear.