What is Ear Plucking?

When you view our treatments, you may wonder what exactly is ear plucking and why do we do it?

Plucking a dog’s ear is when we gently pull or tweeze the hair from the inside of a dog’s ear. The theory is that removing the hair will keep it from blocking the canal, allowing more air to circulate, which helps prevent ear infections and moisture build-up. Sounds awful though, doesn’t it?

Generally, the small fluffy dogs are the ones that get their ears plucked… the Shih Tzu’s, Lhasa Apsos, Schnauzers, Maltese, even the larger Cocker Spaniel. You would be amazed at how much hair can be growing in there. Sometimes it’s a wonder they can even hear!

As you continue to pluck each month or so, the hair becomes easier and easier to pull out, thus leaving little or no inflammation. They feel certain that plucking prevents wax or debris build-up and absolutely does allow for better air circulation, keeping the ear canal dryer, resulting in fewer ear infections.

See the before and after images below to see the difference after an ear plucking treatment.