Hi, good morning. Today I will explain to you how to properly clean the ears of your dog or cat. The truth is that not every dog needs ear cleaning , but there are some cases and predispositions that require certain dogs to have their ears cleaned pretty regularly, like once a week or twice a week. Betty, for example, has a friendship with allergies, so she requires ear cleaning to be done at least once a week. I'll explain to you today how to do it properly at home. Ideally, use an ear cleaner that has a nice long end that will fit inside the ear canal. That 's how you insert it in. Then, you do just one squeeze and give a good ear massage, but also not only here but the entire base of the ear. Perfect! Then you repeat the same on the other ear. Really, the massage is very important. After the dog shakes its head a couple of times, you take either a cotton ball or a wipe and clean the ears from the outside. You already see that some black discharge wax came out, so all you need to do is gently wipe it away. Please put the cotton or tissue , whatever you're using, only as deep as your finger can go-same for the other ear. All right, that's it. As you can see, Betty has relatively clean ears . That 's just because the owner is doing a perfect job at home, so cleaning once a week keeps her ears very healthy and free from allergies. I would definitely not recommend using cotton swabs while you're cleaning the ears, and I'll explain to you why. Here is a model of an ear: the ear canal is really long and also has an L shape, so that's the entrance. When you're using a cotton swab, what you're actually doing is pushing the serum deeper into that curve, and it will be very difficult later for the dog to shake it out. When you're using an ear cleanser, all you can do is use the cotton or tissue and wipe the wax from here . I hope you enjoyed that video, and see you next time!