Dog Ear Care

Dogs with long ears, like Flatcoated Retrievers, may be prone to ear mites. There are a few things you can do to prevent this: Clean the dog's ears with a cotton wipe and special cleanser for dogs. Inspect the ears for signs of mites or an infection, which may show as little black dots. Observe your dog for excessive ear scratching or head shaking which can be a sign of mite infection. An unpleasant odour from the dog's ear may be an indication of mite infection. Early examination from a Veterinary Surgeon is recommended. Flat Coated Retrievers Calendar Buy the Flat Coated Retriever Calendar for the year 2011 and 2012 with this 16 month calendar with beautiful photos of flat-coats. Buy Now! Read the dog health page. Free UK Delivery on Dog and Pet Portraits from photographs at Karla's Creative Capers who did the portrait on the left from a photo of my flat coated retriever, Lucy. The portraits are ready to hang on the wall and are of a high quality canvas. For full details see www.karlascreativecapers.co.uk It's Me or the Dog: How to Have the Perfect Pet has sections about dog ears, body language and communication. For example Victoria Stilwell states that a dog with ears that stick up straight is alert, confident and aware whilst a nervous dog will have drawn back ears. The external ear of the dog is called the pinna. The dog ear has 17 muscles. The hearing range for the average dog is from frequencies 200 to 15,000Hz. Dog ear care is particularly important with floppy ear dogs such as the Flat Coated Retriever because ear wax cannot move up and out of a floppy ear as it would with an erect ear in a dog such as a germen Shepherd. Blocked wax can lead to hearing difficulties, balance problems, pain and infection. The pricking of a dog's ear movement is called the Preyer's reflex. If you would like to add your text, image, product, service, website or photo to this flat-coats page then please Contact Me. More pages from Flat-Coats: Become A Dog Walker Breed Standard Buy an RSPCA animal or Dog Gift Box Buying a Dog/Puppy Buying Dog Food and Products Canine Arthritis Clicker Training Contact Cushing's Disease Daily Blog Dietary Advice Dog Cancer Dog Insurance Dogs and Wills Dog Toys Ear Care Epilepsy Flat Coated Retriever Information Food to Avoid Giving Your Dog Free Dog Food Samples Free Pet Stuff Get your Dog on TV or Magazines Grass Eating Grooming Health Hip Dysplasia History of Dogs How to Bath your Dog How to deal with Excess Dog Hair How to stop your Dog Barking How to stop your Dog Eating Faeces How to tell if your Dog is Overweight How to Work out your Dogs Age Introducing a New Dog or Puppy to an Older Dog Kennel Cough Links List Of Breeders Mange Making a Garden Dog Friendly Nail Care Other Flat-Coated Retriever Websites Privacy/Disclaimer Policy Puppy Care Site Map Signs of Pain Teach a Dog to Roll Over Teeth Information Training Tips Water/Fluid Advice Why Dogs Go Round In Circles Before Lying Down Whistle Come Back