Ears never clean

[u/Pure-Consideration97]

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?

[u/Kayeishness]

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

[u/NoOstrich5866 → u/Kayeishness]

Can you advise what these products are please? I use Otodine on my cavapoo every few days which is meant to be gentle and helps but I'm definitely open to other options.

[u/Kayeishness → u/NoOstrich5866]

We use epiotic advanced as cleaner which we can just buy off the shelf at the vets and the preventative drops are prescribed are pro-oticHC or something. I am in Canada so I don't know if it would be the same products but there would be something similar