Do I need to do anything with my Labs ear after swimming

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  1. Cheryl Zukowski

    Cheryl Zukowski Registered Users

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    Do I need to put anything in my labs ears after swimming? And if so what would I use?
     
  2. J.D

    J.D Registered Users

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    Dog’s usually shake when they come out of the water so anything in the ear will come out. Just dry their head and ear flap.
     
  3. Edp

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    I had never done anything with Meg. She swims most days and is nearly 6 :)
     
  4. AlphaDog

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    Mine has had ear serious infections especially after swimming in chlorinated pools are lakes that have algae blooms. As a precaution I now treat post swim (unless we're at a 12K lake) with Epi-Otic Advanced or Trizultra+Keto. Of course every lab has different sensitivities. Mine is with his ears.
     
  5. Ski-Patroller

    Ski-Patroller Cooper, Terminally Cute

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    Tilly, our second lab had yeast/bacteria ear infections, that we saw the first time after swimming. We think she possibly had a food allergy, but were never able pin down a specific cause. we treated her ears with Epi-Otic, or Keto on a pretty regular basis. Our other two Labs never seemed to have any issue at all. FWIW, Cooper and Ginger had more forward facing ears which may have helped them dry out. Tilly had had more Bench style ears that lay close to her face.
     

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