Home Remedy to Clean Dog Ears

The reason I posted about my dogs today is because I wanted to share a home remedy that works to clean dog ears. I was about to post it and thought, I don’t know that I have ever talked about my dogs on my blog before! Which is a little crazy considering how much of a part of the family they are, and I truly believe a dog completes a family!

Anyways, my dog Lacey, is a cocker spaniel. When I first got her and took her to the vet. The vet told me that cocker spaniel have two serious health conditions to be aware of. They are: cataracts and ear infections. You can’t do much for the cataracts but you can help prevent and treat ear infections as long as you pay attention to the ears on a regular basis.

Lacey got a number of ear infections as a puppy. This is common for a cocker spaniel or any dog with floppy ears because their ears block oxygen flow and cause moisture built up.

Back when Lacey was a puppy I took her to the vet due to an ear infection. The vet gave me some expensive cream to treat, but then continued to tell me that this home remedy is way better than the cream she was charging me for. She told me to try this remedy first in the future…

Clean your dog’s ears with equal parts white vinegar and water. This remedy has always worked like a charm for Lacey.

Lacey hadn’t had an ear infection since I lived in my apartment which was 3 years ago!

While two days ago I noticed her pawing at her ear and when I came to touch and look at her she let out a big cry. Baby girl had first ear infection in a long time!

I cleaned her ear out with a cotton ball and some Qtips (I was very careful and did not go deep into her ear). Then I made my white vinegar water mix. I used 1 tablespoon of white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of water. I soaked a qtip in it and gently rubbed in her ear.

The next day the infection was almost completely cleared up. I repeated the above.

Today 3 days later the infection is completely gone!

Works like a charm! I am going to keep my eye on it and if it returns we will put a call in to the vet. But it is nice to be able to treat it myself right away!