Let us talk about ears,
It’s a subject that’s sore,
And the two-legs gets cross
If I scratch with a paw
(Even though, I would say
That’s what paws are made for.)
*
Now, I have floppy ears
Which, as everyone knows,
(And especially dogs
Who have got two of those)
Tend to get a bit sticky
And trouble the nose.
*
So, the first time it happened
We went to the vet
And they stuck me with pins
Saying that’s the best bet.
(And, I’ll tell you, I haven’t
Forgiven her yet).
*
She decided we’d try it
Her own special way,
And she cleans them with
Natural stuff every day
(And I wonder what next
She will bring to the fray?)
*
We’ve tried all the flowers,
The leaves and the bark,
She’s made stuff from herbs
That we picked in the park.
(I’m still none too keen
On this ear washing lark.)
*
She’s gone with cucumber,
Which cools them down nice,
There’s garlic and oil
That’s she’s tried once or twice
And the vinegar worked
Pretty much in a trice.
*
“What next, oh wise two-legs,”
I take her to task,
‘Cause, what with the garlic,
She’ll need a gas mask.
“A vinaigrette dressing?”
(I thought I should ask).
*
I’m keeping my ears
To the ground while she plays,
(She has weird ideas
And some much weirder ways…)
It’s not how I thought
I’d spend my ‘salad days’!
*
The Small Dog 
Ani – you ought to know by now that humans are strange critters. After all, if she wasn’t busy with your ears, you’d probably be getting a BATH.
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At this rate, I may as well just live under the desk…
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S’undognified, that’s what it is!
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Tell me about it 😦
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Ani! I really don’t know what to make of it….they just get weirder the longer you spend with them don’t they 😜 love Ruby💜
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They do, Ruby… though I’m not sure mine can get a lot weirder than she already is 😉 xx
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I rather like weird Ani , willow is heading that way ?
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It keeps you on your toes…and them out of trouble 😉
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Indeed it does
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Ears need to be looked after, and finding what works can take a while, Ani… not sure about the garlic though…
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50/50 white vinegar and water. The vet looked doubtful, but it seems to work as well as that stuff in a bottle she sold me. None of those pokey cotton-wool buds though.
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Vinegar seems to be one of the mainstays of the medicine cabinet these days.
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hahaha. Have you tried Vodka! It is supposed to work on stinky feet.
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I’m not sure I fancy earwax cocktails 😉
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I learned a lot about ears today, Ani. I personally love garlic in salad dressing, but I guess your ears are a wee bit too close to your nose for that recipe.
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More to the pont is that my rear end likes to perc under her nose 😉
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lmao!!!!
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😀
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Sue: Pet’s ears can be a problem. Garfield mainly has hair problems, so he gets brushed twice a day- I have enough hair to make another cat.
Ani: you do NOT want to get an ear infection. They hurt and can be even more painful to get rid of. And you do have such lovely ears – just right for rubbing and petting!
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I could stuff a duvet with what Ani has shed lately… but the ears are always dodgy in warm weather, so we have a running battle to keep them clean. Ani does not approve.
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I agree, there seem to be much better ways to be spending your salad days!
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Anything rather than becoming a salad 😉
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🙂
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This is a great poem, Sue. Ani, my cat is not that keen on the ear cleansing products either.
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The very word ‘ears’ sends Ani runing for cover 🙂
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Poor Ani – the last photo says it all.
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I’m not sure I want to know exactly what it says 😉
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This is great! Humans have a thing about our ears, don’t they Ani. At least mine have’t tried any of the remedies like garlic and vinegar! I’ve got some juice in a bottle they squirt in. It’s cold but quite nice as it tickles. It’s the wiping out I don’t like. love Maggie xxx
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I don’t mind the wiping, but I can’t do with the squirty stuff xxx
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Luckily they’ve discovered it’s easier to squirt a pad and massage my ears with it rather than squirt me first and they all get a bit when I shake my head in disgust!! hehe. Vengeance is mine!!!
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Mine does that too… and so do I 😉 xx
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Oh poor Ani,you’re an ongoing concern. Tell your 2 legses to use Oregano oil on your ears. It’s anti viral and anti bacterial. But sorry, you will still smell like a salad ❤
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I’m almost used to it these days 😦 😉 xx
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Lol 🙂 xx
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You do have problems, Ani. If it’s not ear cleaning it’s baths!
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Dirty words, both of them 😉
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Ani, I knows how you is feeling. My ears are the subject of much debate. I’ve had pills from the vet, ear cream too, but all it did was make it worse. Now when I shake my head my two legs are there, cloth in hand, or wet wipe in hand, which is nice, but my food has been changed at least twice, I wish I could help coz then I’d be left in peace, but till that day, solidarity with you my friend. Lots of paw love Dante the Dawg. xxx
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As long as they don’t start stuffing lettuce in our ears, Dante… she says one type is a painkiller… and I don’t fancy green ears! xxx
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oooo ❤
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That is cute! I just finished my dogs ears when i read it. 😁 She was pretty un impressed with a saline rinse even though I used britta filtered water and Malden flaked sea salt. X
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They really don’t seem to approve of ear cleaning at all… any of them 😉
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