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Post by eclipso on Apr 22, 2021 13:01:35 GMT -5
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Post by caitmonster on Apr 22, 2021 14:54:09 GMT -5
These appear to be the ingredients: Water, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate (plant based solvent, I'm guessing?), Glycerin, Fragrance (eek--why do they feel they have to stuff fragrance into an ear cleaner), Phenoxyethanol (preservative). I personally would not use it, but someone else may have other suggestions. You can use plain extra virgin olive oil--just put a drop or two in the ear, leave it for a little while, then carefully swab with a Qtip. If you have more than one ferret they may get to cleaning each other's ears for you.  EVOO has some mild anti bacterial properties and is safe to use. Note that if your ferrets have extremely dark ear wax, or their ears seem inordinately sensitive or itchy, that you should have them checked out for ear mites or infection. |
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Post by eclipso on Apr 22, 2021 18:01:33 GMT -5
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Post by unclejoe on Apr 22, 2021 18:50:14 GMT -5
These appear to be the ingredients: Water, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate (plant based solvent, I'm guessing?), Glycerin, Fragrance (eek--why do they feel they have to stuff fragrance into an ear cleaner), Phenoxyethanol (preservative). I personally would not use it, but someone else may have other suggestions. You can use plain extra virgin olive oil--just put a drop or two in the ear, leave it for a little while, then carefully swab with a Qtip. If you have more than one ferret they may get to cleaning each other's ears for you. EVOO has some mild anti bacterial properties and is safe to use. Note that if your ferrets have extremely dark ear wax, or their ears seem inordinately sensitive or itchy, that you should have them checked out for ear mites or infection. we just use olive oil as well. it can smother ear mites too. Honestly, we have only had one ferret with nasty ears that needed regular cleaning, but we inspect ears whenever we trim nails. ferrets do a great job of keeping themselves clean, and will groom each other's ears. but if you see them cleaning each other's ears, it could be a sign of mites, so check. |
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Post by Corvidophile on Apr 22, 2021 19:32:52 GMT -5
I wouldn’t use apple cider vinegar in the ears because A-it has sugar in it and that can feed a fungal infection and B- if there are any cuts in the ear from toes scratching in there or mites biting, it would sting A LOT. A third vote for olive oil from me!
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Post by unclejoe on Apr 28, 2021 17:01:13 GMT -5
Remember, keeping ears clean and treating for ear mites or infections are separate issues. Plus, not every ferret needs to have their ears cleaned. We inspect them closely on spa days (nail trimming, mostly, with dental and ear inspection) which is about every 10-14 days. Honestly, I look at ears almost every time we cuddle, and teeth as they allow me, plus on spa days. We had one huge male, Jaffa, who had nasty ears and got them cleaned every 3-4 days max, but that's an exception. Dental health is very important. A tooth problem can go south quickly.
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Post by msav on May 5, 2021 17:03:50 GMT -5
That is the stuff we use. I have not had any adverse reactions to it. it is about the safest stuff we could find. The vet gave us some paste stuff and it worked good but I did not like the ingredients in it. www.rubold.com/products/rubold-natural-ear-cleaner-for-dogs-and-catswe found issues with really dirty ears using olive oil, as they got older and no longer groomed each others ears. The olive oil would entice them to like it off each other |
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Post by eclipso on May 6, 2021 8:47:20 GMT -5
Ok. I think I'll use EVOO for their ears regularly, but in case they need something stronger I'll have the Rubold one. Thanks  |
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Post by Sherry Stone on May 7, 2021 19:25:26 GMT -5
Also keep in mind, the more that you clean them, the more wax will be produced. If you have more than one ferret, simply rub a bit of oil on the OUTER ear, and the others will clean them up just fine |
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