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medical health ear nose and throat conditionsShould I trim the hair in my dog ears?
Trim the hair.
Using the scissors, trim the hair thatisprotruding out of his ear. Cut close to the skin,butnot so close that you accidentally nick him. If your doghasfloppy ears, you need to keep them clean to avoidinfectiondeveloping inside, where air doesn'tcirculate.
Also to know is, does plucking dog ear hair hurt?
The ear hair should come out fairly easily inbitsand generally does not hurt the dog.However,if you accidentally pull the hair on the edge ofthe outsideof the ear then that will pinch. Keepplucking littlebits at a time until the ear is clearfrom fur.
Furthermore, why do dogs have hair in their ears?
Plucking a dog's ear is when we gently pullortweeze the hair from the inside of a dog's ear.Thetheory is that removing the hair will keep it fromblockingthe canal, allowing more air to circulate, which helpspreventear infections and moisturebuild-up.
- Shave: For the cost of a razor and some shaving cream, youcanshave it off.
- Pluck: Use tweezers to grab the base of a strand of hairandpull it out.
- Wax: Use either cold or hot wax to remove hair and keep itofffor 2–8 weeks.