cleaning ears

[Lez]

anyone know a good way to clean piggys ears?

merlin gets terrible wax build up in his ears, id appreciate some tips to keep them clean

 

[boureki]

At the rescues I've had some of my pigs from they say they clean them with a cotton bud, but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable doing it in case I caused damage. I wonder if eardrops would clear it?

 

[Lez]

when i first noticed, they were really bad, so i used a flat ended cotton bud to gently get the worst out but I'm not comfortable with sticking stuff in his ears :-\ it was really bad when i spotted it but its building right back up again

 

[maisynpoppy]

i use a cotton pad with olive oil

 

[starla]

you can otodex ear drops from pet shops etc and clean the outer ear with a cotton bud, but like you say don't clean the inner ear. You could use cotton wool pads to clean the outer ear. I have heard that cleaning up the wax too much can cause ear mites but don't know if this is rubbish or not

 

[Lez]

he gets massive clumps of wax, none of my other pigs get it. ooo ill remember otodex ill look on the pet shop on the market when i go for hay

 

[Laure]

Yes Ortodex is can be used for wax build up I think. But I use olive oil and cotton wool and it keeps the ears nice and soft too.