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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 19:18:16 GMT -5
Hey guys. I just wanted to know if water and a q tip is okay to clean my ferrets ears? I also have one of them confirmed with ear mites... Can I still clean his ears until I get hold of the ear drops this weekend or should I wait?
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Jul 4, 2016 20:54:47 GMT -5
My vet had me treat all 3 of my ferrets when my baby tested positive. Then in two weeks( if I remember correctly--- could have been 1 week later)I had to do it again for eggs that may have hatched as the meds do not kill eggs.
I am not sure about putting Q-tips in ferrets ears.
Maybe someone will have that info for you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 21:25:00 GMT -5
Well I know not to go deep into their ear just wiping basically the surface of their ear.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 21:28:20 GMT -5
For now I wouldn't use q tips. I'd have your vet clean/flush the ears to get rid of any dead ear mites.
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Post by crazylady on Jul 5, 2016 12:16:47 GMT -5
Hi your vet can give you meds for the mites and once they are gone an easy way to clean is to drip a little warm ( warm it in your hands in a eye dropper bottle )olive oil then massage the ear and wipe away the excess with a little cotton wool ball ( use clean for each ear ) the following morning wipe the ear again and remove any garbage that has surfaced ( if you have a couple of ferrets who live together they end up cleaning the ears for you lol) you can repeat ear cleaning for a couple of days and once totally clean do it every two weeks hope this helps take care bye for now
Bev
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