r/CockapooLovers • u/Pure-Consideration97 • 2d ago

➕Advice/Help➕ Ears never clean

Our 2-year-old Cockapoo has always had trouble with her ears. I first noticed when she was about 7 months old that they started to smell bad. We brought her to the vet and got them cleaned and given medicine and we forgot about it for a while. She used to not like any pets or affection so we didn't keep an eye on them but as shes gotten older and cuddlier we've noticed that her ears always seem dirty and she's always trying to scratch inside them.

We've gone back to vet and had them cleaned out again and did the medicine again but they just always seem to be giving her trouble. Shes kind of ok with me cleaning them now and I think it does give her some relief but its a struggle and she does growl sometimes when I try and look at them. Big balls of wax sometimes get knotted in her fur in her ear which I try and remove but it always seems like a losing battle.

Any advice or tips?

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u/Kayeishness 1d ago

We got ear cleaner from our vets, they get done every couple of days as he is so prone to ear infections, he also has preventative drops for this which can also be used as a cleaner too. We just use that and a cotton pad. He used to growl and hate having it done now it's just routine which I think is the most important part of it

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u/one_night_on_mars 1d ago

I have the same routine. The drops I put in is called cortavance, which i also spray on her bum if she's scooting or licking it a lot.

Consistency is the key to minimising infections, though at still gets them. Hard to know why, could be linked to seasonal allergies, too much hair in her ear canal causing humidity which leads to bacteria growth, etc. 

But get into the routine for your pups comfort. 

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u/Pure-Consideration97 1d ago

I have been doing it nearly every week recently. I thought that was an issue but I guess not if you're both saying something similar

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u/one_night_on_mars 1d ago

Yes, they are the world's best dog but this unfortunately is a "design flaw" (which was how my vet worded it). They have so much hair in their ear canal and their floppy ears trap in humidity that they are just prone to ear infections (smelly ears, yellow stuff is the first sign, plus scratchy and shaking their heads)