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[Misskitz]

I was wondering if anyone has ever cleaned their chins ears?    I did last night and was surprised by how much gunk came out.   so has anyone done before?

[FluffBall]

do you mean like with a q tip or just a napkin? cause i had to use a washcloth gently on my snowball when I first got him cause his ears were brown and not pink like they were supposed to be but i never cleaned deep down inside of mine cause they are still not used to humans that much I am finally getting my Buddy L to warm up to me and I have had him for a year.  but I also think that you shouldn't clean the inside of their ears cause you shouldn't do that to cats they do make ear drops for that.  probably for chins too 
 

[Misskitz]

i use a q tip with Vaseline.

[ChinnyGirl]

hi

but are you supposed to clean your chins ears?? because when i got mine the breeder said nothing about ear cleaning and i have had for about 2 or 3 mounths. so should i clean them?

~steph


hahaha i LOVE these smilys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Misskitz]

I'm like you chinneygirl my breeder said nothing about about it but while i wasplaying with them i noticed their ears were brown not pink. So try your best and do them!

[ChinnyGirl]

hi

ok...later when i take out Cheerio i will take a look. but her ears are brown any way. * see picture icon* so should i clean them if they were brow to begin with?

~steph

[Jo Ann]

Using Vaseline, will leave a moist film over anything it touches and will collect more dust, dirt and debris than it gets rid of. 

  I would never put anything into a chin's ear.  If they need to be cleaned, let your vet do it ... or you may end-up with a deaf chinchilla when you bust it's ear drum when he moves suddenly.

Unless a vet tells you to put something in your chins ear, I would strongly advise against it!

If a chin is exceptionally dirty, daily dust baths will get it clean, eventually.

 
Jo Ann

[Misskitz]

Jo Ann I'm a vet's assistent and i consulted him before i cleaned them out about he taught the dos and don'ts of chinchilla ear cleaning so i knew what to do.

[Jo Ann]

Hi MissKitz,

You're a vet's assistant at 14?  My, my they are training them young these days. 

 It is great that he taught you the dos and don'ts about cleaning a chinchilla's ear, but, I don't know if  Chinnie Grl has had the same privilege of learning all the dos and don'ts. 

 Don't you think it might be a bit dangerous to tell someone to

So try your best and do them!

when they have not been trained by their vet? 

 
Jo Ann [/i]

[FluffBall]

I agree withe Jo Ann I have to cats and when I got the second one from a shelter in a pet store I took him to my vet for a check up so my other one didn't get sick just incase and he noticed that he had ear mites and he gave me drops and told me to use a paper towl to wipe them after I dropped the ear drops in to remove the brown gunk and not to use a q tip cause that could damae thier ears and a chin is much small than a cat and more active I think so it is just too risky