Re: Ear and Face Maintenance -- Pekingese Breed Questions and Answers

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Subject: Re: Ear and Face Maintenance

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Diane Stepple

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Date Posted: 11:29:50 07/15/07 Sun
In reply to: Sarvey 's message, "Ear and Face Maintenance" on 21:19:07 06/15/07 Fri

>Ok- my question is twofolds. (1) what do i use to
>clean his face and eye area. its starting to smell and
>i have been told that alcohol-free tea-tree oil puppy
>wipes are good- but i am hesitant to use it.

You can use just plain Baby diaper wipes to clean then sprinkle a tiny bit of baby powder into the wrinkle (but be very carefull to not get any powder up his nostrils) you can also use a washcloth with a bit of antiseptic soap to wipe the wrinkle clean then just wipe dry with kleenex or softer paper towel.

>(2) Ear cleaning: I was told by a breeder to clean his
>ears weekly with a ear cleaning solution and they pour
>a pinch of boric acid powder in them. Has anyone used
>used this method? PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOU CARE FOR
>YOUR PEKES?

Yes this does work well, also you can use an ear clening product called "Pup"tastic which contains Rubbing Alcohol, Boric Acid and Genitian Violet, you can also make your own cleaner, 1/3 rubbing alcohol, 1/3 water, 1/3 vinegar,mix well.
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