HERE IS THE RECIPE:
Pour six ounces of Isopropyl Alcohol into your bottle.
Next, add one and a half teaspoons of Boric Acid Powder. (Be careful not to get the boric acid on your skin or clothing. It can burn and stain a bit! If you do,wash it off quickly). Shake the solution up really well, until the Boric Acid Powder is fully dissolved.
Next, add two ounces of white vinegar. Shake it up some more.
Finally, add one teaspoon of the Betadine antiseptic, and shake it some more. The solution should take on coloring similar to ice tea. (Be careful with the Betadine because it stains! If you get it on your skin or clothing wash it off quickly!)
That's it! One thing to keep in mind, since this solution contains Betadine, which is orange colored and will stain carpet, furniture, etc. So you may want to apply the ear cleaner to your dog outdoors or in your garage or in your bathtub... somewhere where nothing important can get stained if your dog shakes his head and the solution flies out of the ear!
I found the best way to use the cleaner is as follows: I put it in a small spray bottle and spray one or two squirts into the ear. Then I fold the ear back down and massage the ear so the solution gets worked around in the ear. Then I wipe the inside of the ear and soak up as much of the solution as possible using toilet tissue. This limits the amount of solution that will be released when my dog shakes or rubs his head. Some may still released, so I always apply on in my garage.
Apply the solution daily until you start to see some improvement. Once things get better, cut back to once a week, and when you're fully satisfied that the infection is clearing up go to two weeks between treatments until the infection is totally gone. The ear cleaning solution can be stored at room temperature and, as far as I know, does not go bad with time.
Here's a tip: Your dog won't object to you squirting this stuff into the ears so much if you make sure the solution is warm but not hot when used. Most dogs don't like don't like cold liquid squirted in their ears.
Pour six ounces of Isopropyl Alcohol into your bottle.
Next, add one and a half teaspoons of Boric Acid Powder. (Be careful not to get the boric acid on your skin or clothing. It can burn and stain a bit! If you do,wash it off quickly). Shake the solution up really well, until the Boric Acid Powder is fully dissolved.
Next, add two ounces of white vinegar. Shake it up some more.
Finally, add one teaspoon of the Betadine antiseptic, and shake it some more. The solution should take on coloring similar to ice tea. (Be careful with the Betadine because it stains! If you get it on your skin or clothing wash it off quickly!)
That's it! One thing to keep in mind, since this solution contains Betadine, which is orange colored and will stain carpet, furniture, etc. So you may want to apply the ear cleaner to your dog outdoors or in your garage or in your bathtub... somewhere where nothing important can get stained if your dog shakes his head and the solution flies out of the ear!
I found the best way to use the cleaner is as follows: I put it in a small spray bottle and spray one or two squirts into the ear. Then I fold the ear back down and massage the ear so the solution gets worked around in the ear. Then I wipe the inside of the ear and soak up as much of the solution as possible using toilet tissue. This limits the amount of solution that will be released when my dog shakes or rubs his head. Some may still released, so I always apply on in my garage.
Apply the solution daily until you start to see some improvement. Once things get better, cut back to once a week, and when you're fully satisfied that the infection is clearing up go to two weeks between treatments until the infection is totally gone. The ear cleaning solution can be stored at room temperature and, as far as I know, does not go bad with time.
Here's a tip: Your dog won't object to you squirting this stuff into the ears so much if you make sure the solution is warm but not hot when used. Most dogs don't like don't like cold liquid squirted in their ears.