Big Ears=Big Problems

[LittlePuffyTail]

I just got back from a vet visit with Bindi. I thought his ears were infected again (he had a minor infection a few months ago). Turns out, thankfully, he doesn’t have an infection but the vet said he has extremely bad ear wax issues. I clean his ears out almost every night and they are always super dirty. She sent him home with an ear wash called Aveena (I think) and it is supposed to reduce the acidity in his ears.

Any one else have any lop ear issues like this? I hate having to mess with his ears so much, he gets so mad at me Not to mention I need to brush him every night for like 15 minutes because he is shedding real bad at the moment. When I’m done his grooming/ear cleaning, I swear he seems mad at me!!! I hate when he’s upset with his momma!!!

 

[babybunsmum]

aww poor bindi!  baby hasn’t had any ear probs… thank goodness because her eyes are enough upkeep.  i can relate to your situation though because baby needs eye drops 3x / day with a face wash & massage and now also metacam 1x / day so she’s always on the bath counter being administered to.  she has gotten quite reasonable with me but at first she’d be pretty ticked off afterwards.  i think she’s better now because i fake her out a bit & make it seem like a head pet session & then sneak in a warm facecloth.  plus i’m super quick with the eye drops now.  she only gets really ticked when i also clip nails or wipe her ‘area’ & anal glands.  that pushes her to flick her foots at me when i set her back down.

so what’s all involved with the ear wash?  do you dampen a cloth with the wash stuff & then rub?  could you make it seem like a head pet session & then sneak in an ear wash?

((((((bindi))))))

[MooBunnay]

Have you tried offering a treat after the ear cleaning session? My bunnies hate having their nails trimmed, so what I do is once they are done getting their nails trimmed, I keep them in my lap and I feed them a papaya tablet and pet them for a little while. They seem to remember the LAST thing that we do together, so generally when I put them down they are pretty happy because they just got a treat and a nice pet session I think also your bunny will eventually start to appreciate you caring for him. Quite often, people end up bonding even more closely with their bunnies when they have to have so much interaction with them. I had to give one of my bunnies meds every day, and I did it instead of my husband. Now that bunny is much closer to me than my husband because we spent so much time wrestling around trying to get Baytril in his mouth!

[MimzMum]

I’ve been dealing with Irritable Bun Syndrome myself lately, turns out Mimzy was unhappy because I was rationing his wheat hay more than he thought was necessary. So I know exactly how you feel! >_< But I've been very lucky with him and his ears…he doesn't' seem to have much trouble with them at all, despite being loppy. (Pip is another story and she's an uppy ear bun!)
Last night though I had to ‘turn him over my knee’ because I had to see his teeth. Since I was worried he wasn’t eating like his usual self, but they turned out okay. As a result, I had to give LOTS of good pets to get back in his good graces, he was VERY miffed at me!

It used to be I could roll him over with not much difficulty, but lately he is just not up for it. I have no idea why. Must be a Mercury retrograde or something for bunnies. 0_o;
Healing vibes to you and your bun! ((((((((((((((((((((huggles!)))))))))))))))))

[kralspace]

hahahahhahahaha Irritable Bun Syndrome…….I just fell out of my chair laughing!

[LittlePuffyTail]

haha, the little buggers… they sure let you know when they are displeased!

Well, here goes… tonight I start the 7 day nightly treatments of his ear wash. Good thing I got groceries today and stocked up on his faves

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