Blue Ear Treatment
I have been using this blue ear treatment now for years for cleaning ears. It's really the best thing I've found and my dogs have no ear infections, or yeasty ears...even Dani, who I say has "reversible ears" meaning as much hair on the inside as she has on the outside, has had no ear problems. I clean the ears during our regular bathing and grooming which is about once every two weeks.
Blue Ear Treatment
INGREDIENTS:
16 Oz. Isopropyl Alcohol or Witch Hazel
4 Tablespoons Boric Acid Powder
16 Drops Gentian Violet Solution 1%
Mix together in alcohol bottle and shake well. You will also need to shake solution every time you use it to disperse the Boric Acid Powder.
To use, put the solution in a small type plastic bottle to dispense solution to affected ears (the kind that comes with hair color is great)
TREATMENT
Evaluate condition of ears before treating and if very inflamed and sore do not attempt to pull hair or clean out ear at all. Wait until inflammation has subsided. You will know when the ears are no longer bothering the dog and can tend to ear hair later on.
Shake the bottle well each time before using to mix up the boric acid powder. Flood the ear with solution (gently squirt bottle), massage gently for a minute or so then wipe with cotton balls. Flood again on first treatment, wipe with a tissue, and leave alone without massage. The dog will shake out the excess which can be wiped with a tissue, the Gentian Violet does stain fabrics and some surfaces so put a towel down if you have marble or other easily staining surfaces.
The SCHEDULE of treatment is as follows:
Treat 2x per day for the first week to two weeks depending upon severity of ears
Treat 1x per day for the next 1-2 weeks
Treat 1x per month (or even less frequently, depending on the dog)
All of these ingredients should be available at a pharmacy, although you might have to search a few pharmacies to find the Gentian Violet. But one bottle will last you for years. People have found that despite the alcohol, the dog will not object to even the first treatment. The Boric Acid Powder soothes the ear. The Gentian Violet Solution is an anti-infection agent. The solution appears to work well on any and all ear problems from mites to wax to canker. After the 2nd or 3rd day you can clean out the ear with a Q-tip or cotton balls. Their success rate for this treatment is 95-99%. Those who do not succeed have usually not done the treatment long enough or have not been regular about it.
Dogs have been returned to normal with only the regular follow-up treatment to keep the ear healthy. If an infection seems to be remaining in the treated ear after the above course of treatment, you may also have some Pseudomonas bacteria in the site. This can be eradicated by using a gentle flush of raw apple cider vinegar and water (warm). Use 2 Tablespoons of vinegar to one cup of water, 2 x per week.
They have found the Blue Power Solution to be effective for treating fungus-type infections on the feet and elsewhere on the dog, for cuts on dogs or people, and for hot spots. You may find other uses for this simple anti-infective agent. Remember it is for external use only and be careful not to get into the eyes.”
Blue Ear Treatment
INGREDIENTS:
16 Oz. Isopropyl Alcohol or Witch Hazel
4 Tablespoons Boric Acid Powder
16 Drops Gentian Violet Solution 1%
Mix together in alcohol bottle and shake well. You will also need to shake solution every time you use it to disperse the Boric Acid Powder.
To use, put the solution in a small type plastic bottle to dispense solution to affected ears (the kind that comes with hair color is great)
TREATMENT
Evaluate condition of ears before treating and if very inflamed and sore do not attempt to pull hair or clean out ear at all. Wait until inflammation has subsided. You will know when the ears are no longer bothering the dog and can tend to ear hair later on.
Shake the bottle well each time before using to mix up the boric acid powder. Flood the ear with solution (gently squirt bottle), massage gently for a minute or so then wipe with cotton balls. Flood again on first treatment, wipe with a tissue, and leave alone without massage. The dog will shake out the excess which can be wiped with a tissue, the Gentian Violet does stain fabrics and some surfaces so put a towel down if you have marble or other easily staining surfaces.
The SCHEDULE of treatment is as follows:
Treat 2x per day for the first week to two weeks depending upon severity of ears
Treat 1x per day for the next 1-2 weeks
Treat 1x per month (or even less frequently, depending on the dog)
All of these ingredients should be available at a pharmacy, although you might have to search a few pharmacies to find the Gentian Violet. But one bottle will last you for years. People have found that despite the alcohol, the dog will not object to even the first treatment. The Boric Acid Powder soothes the ear. The Gentian Violet Solution is an anti-infection agent. The solution appears to work well on any and all ear problems from mites to wax to canker. After the 2nd or 3rd day you can clean out the ear with a Q-tip or cotton balls. Their success rate for this treatment is 95-99%. Those who do not succeed have usually not done the treatment long enough or have not been regular about it.
Dogs have been returned to normal with only the regular follow-up treatment to keep the ear healthy. If an infection seems to be remaining in the treated ear after the above course of treatment, you may also have some Pseudomonas bacteria in the site. This can be eradicated by using a gentle flush of raw apple cider vinegar and water (warm). Use 2 Tablespoons of vinegar to one cup of water, 2 x per week.
They have found the Blue Power Solution to be effective for treating fungus-type infections on the feet and elsewhere on the dog, for cuts on dogs or people, and for hot spots. You may find other uses for this simple anti-infective agent. Remember it is for external use only and be careful not to get into the eyes.”