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Ear drops for wax tip.

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Wise Old Thumper
A small tip using ear drops for wax in anyone.
Warm the drops in the bottle in a mug of boiled water cooled to hand hot.
Shake well, then always test a drop for warmth on your wrist.
Th drop should never feel warm, but ideally either no temp difference or very slightly cooler.

If room temp or cold drops are put in the ear it can trigger acute dizzyness, & is very unpleasant indeed.

If put in at skin temp bunny won't even know they're in there. ;) Also they're more effective done this way.

(If the drops have medicine in them ask the vet if the medicine is stable at skin temp.)
 
Lovely advice. Thanks. I have 12 ears to look out for (lagamorph) so I may need this thread one day.
 
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