Hairy ears
 They pulled out all the hair from inside the ears with out asking. I can just imagin how painfull that must have bin. Is this common practice? If it is I don't like it. Can't it be trimed. How do the rest of you have the inside of their ears done? |
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| I pull the easy ones, but use manicure scissors further down....she doesnt seem to mind either way...pandas issues are with her paws.. |
| Ear plucking is very common around here. Jake used to be irritated for a day or so afterward, my other two dogs didn't seem to care. |
| She told me someone held her down while she did it, and know she won't let me touch her ears. She had no issues with them befor. They pulled everything, even half of the underside. It just seem like alot at one time. Shes only 4 1/2 months old. |
| OUCH! Your pup seems young to have that much hair in her ears already. Annie does get her ear hairs pulled by the groomer. Ears seem to be sensitive for a day afterwards. The upside is that her ears stay really clean and we've only had 1 ear infection in 3 years! I do gently wipe her ears every week with hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball. |
| It is important to pluck the ear hair, it blocks the flow of air and leads to dirt, wax and bacteria buildup, and ear hair can and will mat badly deep down, ear infections can be dangerous if left untreated. |
I KNOW it sounds so barbaric  I was afraid to pluck ear hair the first time I did it 2 years ago... I thought I'd hurt them. But you would not believe the waxy, hairy, icky stuff that can get down in the ear if it's left in place.
Just my opinion but the best way I found is to start this with a pup during the "play" brushing sessions... what you need to do with a sheepie-pup to get them used to future grooming. I just use my fingers... I flip up the ear and pull out a few hairs... brush some more... pull a few out of the other ear... more brushing. Just a couple of plucks each brushing session until they realize it's no big deal. Now, I can pluck ear hair completely whenever it's needed which isn't very often. Our vet mentioned they could use light sedation on our newest rescue sheepie when she went in for an ear infection. I took her home, gave her a chew and plucked them clean without a single peep or even a care. She was happy as a clam but I was again a bit nervous because she was a new sheepie to us. I do wait a few days before I use an ear cleaner though to avoid any irritation or stinging. Weekly cleaning with an ear cleaner also helps prevent ear infections. |
| I use hemostats to pluck Jasper's ear hairs and then I get it good & clean with ear cleaner on a cotton ball & a hemostat. |
i pluck boos ears. started off just doing a few at a time now i can do them all on one go. we use thornit powder which acts as a ear cleaner aswell her ears dont bother her afterwards like some sheepies ears do. maybe were just lucky that way  |
I've heard that thornit powder has a cooling agent, that probably feels much nicer for the dog. I'll have to order some... apparently they will ship it overseas which is good  |
| we get ours from champion pets.co.uk they will ship it overseas to USA CANADA AUSTRALIA |
| I was hemostats too! they work really well, my mother ordered them for me from a groomer's catalogue. My dogs don't particularly like it, but they put it up with it |
| Ear powder also makes the hairs come out easier when you pluck them. |
| Ear powder or baby powder work great. I do Lily's ears and she loves it. Its actually medically better if you do clean the ears and pluck them because otherwise poisture can get trapped in there from washing and just everyday ear guck and it can grow yeast. They can then get yeast infections and start shaking their heads and get ear hematomas from that and they suck big time. I had lots of issues with my other OES with her ears and she had to have several surgeries to fix the hematoma. I recommend plucking to circumvent that issue. They dont seem to mind too bad. In the beginning they are like what are you doing to my ears but if you pluck in little bits it doesnt hurt at all. |
| Thank you all for your replies. They really did help me understand the purpose for this. In the long run it is best for them. thanks |
| Definitely start with some gentle and slow ear plucking yourself, then they won't have to hold her down and do it. The wrestling session probably made it that much harder to work on her ears. |
| What part of the ear hair needs to be plucked? Is it just the hair in the ear canal area? can someone clarify for me, pretty please?
Karen |
| Yes, deep inside the ear is what needs to be kept free of hair. |
| So, what did sheepies do in the wild? I know, they were never in the wild, but back in the day when they were herders for a living, did their masters pluck their ears or are today's OES much more taken care of than back then? |
| Hi all, Willoughby's groomer does his ear plucking. He doesn't mind other then a small squeak. I keep his ears clean otherwise with a cotton ball dipped in a mixture of water, vinegar and alcohol. This seems to be working. |
barney1 wrote: So, what did sheepies do in the wild? I know, they were never in the wild, but back in the day when they were herders for a living, did their masters pluck their ears or are today's OES much more taken care of than back then?
Well, if you look at pics of OES in the 1800's and early 1900's, even up to the mid 1900's, they simply did not have the abundance of coat then that they do now. That coat has been bred into them more recently for show really, it serves no functional purpose. |
Bentley's coat was fairly short and curly. Brushing was a piece of cake. Willoughby has a very long flowing coat that is very beautiful but mats easily in his puppy stage. Sorry! I have no pics since I remain totally challenged as far as uploading anything for my avatar or the picture gallery. Sigh!  |
bge wrote: I was so upset when I picked up Abby from the groomers. IT IS NORMAL FOR THE GROOMER TO PULL OUT THE INNER SIDE OF EAR (HAIR THAT IS GROWING IN THE EAR HOLE) AS A DOG GROOMER MYSELF I KNOW THAT THIS DOES NOT HURT IF DONE CORRECTLY USE EAR POWDER THAT HELPS GET GRIP OF HAIR THERE IS NO NEED TO GO MAD AND PULL REALLY HARD YOU JUST WIGGLE AND PULL IT IS REALLY NOT THAT BAD AND MOST DOGS DO NOT MIND THIS BEING DONE YOU CAN'T TRIM THE INNER EAR HOLE WITH SCISSORS AS YOU CAN NOT GET IN FAR ENOUGH PLUS YOU ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THE HAIR IF THE HAIR IS NOT PULLED OUT YOUR DOG IS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE EAR INFECTIONS WHICH ARE VERY PAINFUL FOR THE DOG MY DOG WAS 3 MONTHS WHEN I STARTED PLUCKING HAIR IN HER EARS. They pulled out all the hair from inside the ears with out asking. I can just imagin how painfull that must have bin. Is this common practice? If it is I don't like it. Can't it be trimed. How do the rest of you have the inside of their ears done? |
Iriskmj wrote: What part of the ear hair needs to be plucked? Is it just the hair in the ear canal area? can someone clarify for me, pretty please?
Karen For a full demonstration of ear care, plucking and cleaning see the thread at http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=9289 Thanks and Cheers Carl |
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