All You Have to Know When Dealing With Ear Infections in Dogs

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Stinky ears become the least of your worries when your little pups get ear infections. Luckily, this piece from Bunbury Vets isn’t stingy with their knowledge when it comes to preventing and treating them.

Here’s an excerpt from an article they published that we though we can echo:

Recent studies have shown that plucking hair around healthy ears leads to an increased risk of ear infections. This is because the plucking process can cause inflammation, which leads to infection. It may, however, help dogs with a pre-existing infection.

There is also an increased risk of ear infections when “normal” ears are cleaned on a regular basis. Our advice is to only clean your dog’s ears if instructed to by a vet as part of an ongoing maintenance program for problematic ears.

To learn whether you’re doing right by your dog, take a peek at the rest of this article…

Read the source article at bunburyvets.com.au