Ear Cleaning

Keeping your dog's ears clean is an essential part of maintaining good health and wellness by preventing irritation and infection, which can be very painful and potentially lead to serious hearing issues for your dog. Ear disease is one of the most common conditions in dog's today. The medical name for inflammation or infection of the outer ear canal is “otitis externa”.

Dog's are prone to “otitis externa” due to the long length and L-shape of their ear canals. Debris and bacteria love to collect at the corner of the “L” and with the naturally warm and sometimes moist environment of the ears, it becomes the perfect breeding ground for bacteria and fungus, often leading to painful sensitivity, redness, swelling and infection.

Some dog breeds are more prone to ear infection than others. This is especially true for canines with pendulous ears, lots of hair in their ears, allergies or other medical problems that render them susceptible to ear infections. Dogs that swim and get water into their ears and pets with over-production of wax or hair growth deep in their ear canals are also at increased risk.

At Hairy Babies, we inspect your dog's ears and clean them if required as part of our grooming process. For regular customers, we offer this service “FREE OF CHARGE” between grooming sessions!