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Ear drops - getting them in

daphnephoebe

daphnephoebe

Wise Old Thumper
It turns out the girls are too loved up and are grooming inside each others ears a bit too much....

I need to do ear drops but I'm running out of ideas. Previously I could distract them to do it... then I had to throw a towel over the top and now I have to attempt to corner them... it's incredibly stressful. Any ideas on what I can try? We only need to do it twice a week now.

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Aww bless them! :love:

When we do baileys ear drops or medication, he always gets a treat afterwards and now he's got a little too used to this. We tend to call him over and hold him on the sofa! As he'll stay still fine, if we attempted on the floor, I know he'd leg it! Do you have to massage their ears too, or literally just add it in?


As soon as it's done, he gets a treat and over time, he's so used to this, he won't run off until he has one first! :lol: :lol:
 
tonibun said:
I managed to do it myself but when I had a difficult bun I got someone to hold bunny..
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She full blows attacks the OH if he tries to hold. She won't attack me but OH doesn't feel confident doing drops.

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Ruthyjones89 said:
Aww bless them! :love:

When we do baileys ear drops or medication, he always gets a treat afterwards and now he's got a little too used to this. We tend to call him over and hold him on the sofa! As he'll stay still fine, if we attempted on the floor, I know he'd leg it! Do you have to massage their ears too, or literally just add it in?


As soon as it's done, he gets a treat and over time, he's so used to this, he won't run off until he has one first! [emoji38] [emoji38]
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Massage as well. We're due a check soon so I may continue to fight with her and if given all clear we'll stop for a while so I can retrain her.

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I had the same problem with an old rex of mine. For me the key is to get someone else to hold them tightly with a towel while you sneakily administer the drops. Then you suddenly appear with some dandelions and they'll still love you.

Do you have a neighbour you don't much like? :D
 
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