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Zymox for Lop Ears

sidereus7

sidereus7

Mama Doe
I had made a post previously about caring for lop ears, but no one seemed to suggest anything to give a bun on a regular basis.

I spoke to my vet yesterday, and since Mimi has some build-up in his ears (still weird saying that :shock:), she recommended I use Zymox biweekly. I just fill up his ears until it fills up the base, massage the base of the ear, then clear it all out with cotton balls.

Has anyone done this before? Are there any bad effects from doing this biweekly?
 
I have several Lops and I never use any ear cleaning products on them as a matter of routine.I check their ears regularly and only use a bit of warm Olive Oil to clear out a wax build-up if there is one.
Sometimes putting cleaning potions in the ears just stimulates more wax production !!!

But you need to take your Vets advice as a Vet I am not :wave:
 
I think I trust you more than my vet! :lol: I think I'll hang onto the Zymox and only use it if I see waxy build-up. I'm not a big fan of over-medicating, so maintenance drugs/potions are not really my thing. This sounds like a reasonable solution.

Thanks!
 
i don't use anything on petals ears, but your bun has had a build up so it could be something he's prone to and just need to clear out when needed.
 
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