Given their size, Springer Spaniel ears are prone to problems, so it is essential that you take good care of them which, in turn, will help to ensure that you keep your Springer Spaniel healthy and happy.
Make sure you check her ears every few days. Lift her ears up and have a look inside. If they look mucky and brown and/or have a musty smell to them, then it’s time to be cleaning them out.
In my opinion, the ideal time to clean your Spaniel’s ears is just before you go out for a walk. This is because when you clean your dog’s ears, it will be followed by a bout of head shaking. Cleaning your dog’s ears before you are going for a walk will ensure that all of the head shaking will be done out side of your home!!
You can obtain cleaning fluid/oils to clean your Spaniel’s ears from your Vet. A top tip is to ensure that you have a stock of this at home, so make sure that when you visit the vet, you have stocked up on the ear cleaning solutions they provide. Alternatively I have also used Olive Oil, as that can help to keep your spaniel’s ears clean.
How to Clean Springer Spaniel Ears
Just before your walk, ensure that the family is ready and then go outside with your spaniel. Once you are outside of the house, administer the cleaning treatment in one ear. Then hold the base of the ear canal between your thumb and forefinger and massage the fluid in.
Holding the ear next to her head, turn her head over in order to administer the cleaning fluid to the other ear and repeat the process.
Then get a ball of cotton wool and clean out the gunk that you will have dislodged with this process. Don’t be scared to get right into the ear to clean it out, their ears are pretty robust and actually your Spaniel will quite like it!!
Your Springer Spaniel will now embark on an ear shaking spree, spraying what’s left of the treatment everywhere. Don’t worry your Spaniel is fine, just wondering what the hell that was in her ears. This is the reason though, that I suggest you do the treatment outside. On looking inside the ear now, you should a reduced amount of muck.
Ear cleaning complete, you can now take her out on a long walk where she will shake lots more. When you get back home give her a bath.
To aid in keeping your Spaniel ears clean, you should also ensure that your Springer Spaniel’s ear hair is clipped short at the entrance to the ear canal.