My Spaniels Ears – Help please

dump the food….stick to his normal diet…this is the classic long eared swimming dog problem….every clumber gets this if it not kept on top off…

there is loads on here about this problem…..it is ear mites that kick in in the nice warm damp hairy lugs…

this is what you do:
boost immune system to keep the mite count low
clean ears with something like vals ear cleaner….never had a problem with my lot since i started using that….you can buy a similar mix ready done called quistel ear cleaner….you may have probs getting the ingredients out there…quistel is almost as good as, a bit weaker and a bit pricey…so make your own if you can
trim inside ears…the idea is to get as much air in as possible
get some ‘thorn it’ powder and rub it on the insidde of the leathers to strip out the small hairs
when he has been swimming dry out his ears
when you have sorted him out….before he goes swimming rub the inside of the leathers with an oil..i use almond oil that has had a vit e capsule stirred in it

what you dont do
not give anti bi’s
not give steroids
not use the antifungal anti bi ear cleaner from vets
not give any commercial animal products…like treats of hide…animal deriratives etc

have a look around the board….vals recipe is in the stickies

ps

clumbers do have ‘red cheesy feet….’

as in the skin is naturally pinkish.brownsish…the pads are pinkish spotted brownish…the fur between is often a darker hue of the ‘lemon’ coat and is often pinkish brownish and it stains easy…when we come from beach they have stained feet,,,and as dogs ‘sweat’ through the feet then they smell what some would think of as cheesy….

i prefer to think of them as pinky platters that smell yummy….

think your vet needs a clumber info book…

if he is chewing at his feet then yes …he may have some ear mites there but that looks lots different than normal pinky feet….

as for the grooming…it the inside of the ears that need stripping out of hair…so check your groomer has done that

you know the bit that you can see on the bottom of the jaw line if you lift up the flews…it pinky brownish reddish …sort of fluffy mixed with floppy skin… ::) lord struggling to describe it…bet the groomers have a special term for it  ;D…anyway…between his toes will be similar to that….and his feet and legs will only go surface pink if he over licking….it the iron oxides that get exposed to the air when reacting with the slobber…if he not got that he fine he just cleaning himself….yucky feet are different…they chew at them and they go raw loooking….and tell your groomer to only use scissors on the feet …not a clipper…

havnt a clue re earl….i buy the ingredients and mix my own up….can your mum do that…think you can only buy quistel on line….all i know is it the quistel ear cleaner it purpleish and it comes with a shringe….quistel also will have the alch. in it…do they allow medicnal products with alch. in to come into the country?