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Couple of days ago, Baby went to the vet for her boosters. The vet checked her ears because last time, she had ear mites. Turns out the mites were gone--but now she has a yeast infection in her ears. The earwax is all dark and there's way more of it than there should be; and she's been scratching occasionally--less than before the ear mite treatment, but still scratching.
Anyhow, poor Baby has to get ear drops twice daily now, and she hates hates hates them! I have to wrap her in a towel and clean her ears and then give her the drops, and she mews as though I had betrayed her... it's heartbreaking. I try to get it over with as soon as possible.
I'm using tissues to clean her ears with; cotton balls shed little bits and I don't want said bits of cotton in her ears.
On top of that, the ear drops have to be kept below 70 degrees--so no warming them up to make it at least a little bearable.
How can I make it easier on Baby? Any suggestions? I feel sooo sorry for her...
Also, could this have anything to do with the fact that she lived with chain smokers before, so bad that her fur smelled like smoke when I got her? I mean, I don't particularly mind if people smoke, but if they do it in a house with three kids, one of whom has asthma, not to mention a bunch of cats and a dog...
Not fair!
Anyhow, poor Baby has to get ear drops twice daily now, and she hates hates hates them! I have to wrap her in a towel and clean her ears and then give her the drops, and she mews as though I had betrayed her... it's heartbreaking. I try to get it over with as soon as possible.
I'm using tissues to clean her ears with; cotton balls shed little bits and I don't want said bits of cotton in her ears.
On top of that, the ear drops have to be kept below 70 degrees--so no warming them up to make it at least a little bearable.
How can I make it easier on Baby? Any suggestions? I feel sooo sorry for her...
Also, could this have anything to do with the fact that she lived with chain smokers before, so bad that her fur smelled like smoke when I got her? I mean, I don't particularly mind if people smoke, but if they do it in a house with three kids, one of whom has asthma, not to mention a bunch of cats and a dog...