thornits ear mite powder

georgiesmum

Has anybody tried this and is it any good?

chris_n_tj

I use Thornits have done for years. I dont think there is anything better to be honest. It is also great for helping to grab the hairs that need to come out. x

TomsMom

Great stuff! When I had my Bichon Poppy at 9 weeks old, she had really gunky smelly ears, not mites just brown waxy muck. Vet prescribed Surolan but it didn't really do the job. Eventually heard about and sent for some Thornit, easy to apply, no distress to the dog (she hated the Surolan), and her ears cleared up within a week. She's coming up to 3 years old now and I've only used it one more time, just as a precaution really. Her groomer keeps an eye on her ears and plucks them out when necessary.

Wellyboots6

I have some, just not got round to using it yet!

How are people applying it to their dogs?

TomsMom

katy721 wrote: »

I have some, just not got round to using it yet!

How are people applying it to their dogs?

I've got an eye shadow brush (just a cheapie). I either dip the tip into the Thornit bottle, or put some powder into the lid and dip the tip into that. Just a small amount on the end of the brush, then just "dust" it around the inside edge of the ear. No need to tip a load right into the ear. There should have been an instruction leaflet when you bought it, it might explain it better.

chris_n_tj

I just use the tip of a teaspoon and then a wee rub. It can be used on feet and itchy tummies as well x

georgiesmum

thanks to you all. Have ordered some so here's hoping it does the trick

RachRubyD

Been thinking of ordering some myself think will do now. Meant to be good for plucking dogs ears the website says. How is this done? I looked on youtube but doesn't explain much . It seems like you just put powder (thornit) on ear and pull the hair out. I have a cavalier and she gets itchy ears but more on the outside. What do Earmites look like? I don't think she has them because ears don't smell or any gunky stuff. However vet said that the hair must be removed from around ear canal to allow more oxygen.

TomsMom

RachRubyD wrote: »

Been thinking of ordering some myself think will do now. Meant to be good for plucking dogs ears the website says. How is this done? I looked on youtube but doesn't explain much . It seems like you just put powder (thornit) on ear and pull the hair out. I have a cavalier and she gets itchy ears but more on the outside. What do Earmites look like? I don't think she has them because ears don't smell or any gunky stuff. However vet said that the hair must be removed from around ear canal to allow more oxygen.

If you google "ear mite in dogs" there will be a link to some images. I wont put the link up as some of the pics are pretty gross.

For stripping hair from ears the instructions that come with the Thornit powder says

"Apply half a teaspoon to hair. Hair comes out easily."

So it sounds like you just pop a bit into the ear opening, it will get on your fingers as you go to grab some and will stick, making plucking easier. I leave this to my groomer but if you are going to do it yourself I'd do a quick google on how to do it, it's best to grab just a few hairs at a time I believe.

georgiesmum

got it on Friday, one dose and they haven't scratched since but will do it for the recommended 3 days

TomsMom

georgiesmum wrote: »

got it on Friday, one dose and they haven't scratched since but will do it for the recommended 3 days

That's good to hear Georgiesmum. Not sure of your breed or whether it has hairy ears, but I've found after the initial treatment Poppy's ears have stayed clean and sweet. Some people do a "maintenance" dose every so often, I don't as I just keep an eye on her ears.