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Can you clean your dogs ears out with Rubbing Alcohol or Peroxide2007-11-25 2:59:44

Or is there any other house hold products or remedies that work well? Help, my dog's ears stink, and the solution they sell at the Pet Stores doesnt work all that well. Thanks :)

Answers:

Hi, I noticed a lot of people are saying that the dog probably has an ear infection if the dogs ear stinks. Not necessarily true. My dog, he's a mini-dachshund, has stinky ear wax so his ears stink all the time. It was worse when he was a puppy (he's 3 now). His vet had me clean his ears out daily with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip. Get the q-tip wet with the alcohol and lightly rub his ears. Basically it's like cleaning your own ears and the same thing applies, don't jam it inside the ear.

However, if you're not sure if the dog just has stinky ear wax or if there is an infection, I would highly recommend spending the money and having the dog checked first just to be on the safe side. But again, just because the dogs ears stink doesn't mean that it is instantly an infection but you need to make sure.

Good luck!

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Use olive oil or garlic oil. That will kill the bacteria that is causing the smell.

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According to my vet that's not a good idea. If your dog has even a minor irritation in the ear, you'll cause them too much pain. Also, anything with oil in it isn't a good idea because the oil residue left in the ear attracts dirt. The only thing I've ever used is warm water on cotton and clean very gently.