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- 10/27/2017 at 7:03 PM
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  Sprocket still has that ear infection and this time the vet gave us drops and an ear cleaner for twice a day.
  
  On the ear cleaner bottle it says add t drops massage then tilt head to drain.. .. how do i tilt his head without hurting him? I put him down hoping he will get it put himself but I can still hear it sloshing as he runs. Help!
- 10/27/2017 at 9:21 PM
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  Hmm… Wooly just shakes his head afterward and it comes out… everywhere.
- 10/28/2017 at 10:02 AM
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  So it’s okay to leave him to take care of it himself then?
  
  I’m going to call the vet back and ask. I don’t want to force turn his head that’s terrifying and when I try and hold him and turn my body to turn him sideways he is like a little cup that stays up right…not even sure how he does that…
- 10/28/2017 at 3:14 PM
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  What ear cleaner are you using?
- 10/28/2017 at 3:23 PM
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  Klearotic Ear Cleaner. The vet prescribed it.
- 10/28/2017 at 4:20 PM
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  It’s a little different than what I use (Oti-Cleanse). But I can’t imagine it would hurt letting him shake it out. I mean, you’re supposed to avoid contact with the eyes. So maybe make sure he isn’t getting it in his eyes when he shakes. If it’s just a couple of drops, I can’t imagine much would reach the eyes anyway.
- 10/28/2017 at 10:08 PM
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  It’s 5 drops each ear x2 a day. Then have to give him ear drops 2 drops 2x a day.
  
  I can’t do this. I don’t know how to drain his ear and it breaks my heart that I have to do this to him.
  
  I can’t do this!!!! ???????????
- 10/29/2017 at 4:56 PM
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  When I do ear drops or cleaner I always put it in, massage the ear gently and then wipe out the excess with a cotton ball or pad.
- 10/29/2017 at 10:48 PM
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  That’s a good idea LPT.
- 10/29/2017 at 11:04 PM
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  I’ll get cotton balls tomorrow. This morning when I lifted his ear up I could hear it being wet still. That’s can’t be good right? Constantly wet ear…he also scratches it so it’s red.
  I swam my whole life so I know what it feels like to have water stuck in your ear… it sucks and I can’t even explain to him why.
  I didn’t put the cleaner in his ear this morning. Just the drops. I wanted the ear to dry a bit. X2 a day seems like a lot for 10 days…but the vet knows right?
  I will call tomorrow. I wish I could get someone to just come and do it for me.
  I hate having to give him all these meds. I don’t want to have to go through it again with sprocket too.
- 10/29/2017 at 11:11 PM
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  Hmm… maybe it is the ingredients that make it stay wet? Squalene is a lipid… I think. What I use with Wooly actually dries pretty quickly.
- 10/30/2017 at 5:18 AM
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  I can’t really help but just wanted to say hang in there! It’s my nightmare too… having to give fluffykins any medicine ever… So hang in there! You’re doing a great job whatever happens because you are trying, even through the noooo I don’t waaaaant tooooo(!)
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