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Is there a less painful method to pluck ear hair?

elaine84 New User Jul 4, 2010, 7:32 AM Views: 4379 Is there a less painful method to pluck ear hair? Hi, I have a mini schnauzer who absolutely hates having his ear hair plucked. I usually have to hold him down tightly and pluck as much as I can cause he really seems to be in pain. I know its hassle free if I brought him to the groomers but I feel that some of them can be pretty rough on the dogs. Anyone has any tips? Thanks!

GoldenAddict Canine Addict Jul 4, 2010, 7:59 AM Views: 4372 Re: [elaine84] Is there a less painful method to pluck ear hair? I've plucked a few ears & it's not painful if you do it right. Maybe your dog's fighting partly because you're holding him down. Or you're just plain taking too much hair at a time. You firmly grasp a few hairs & pluck with a quick motion. Only a few, then it doesn't hurt. And don't take all the hair out of his ears or you're opening up all the follicles & that can lead to infection. Just take out as much hair as necessary so air can circulate. Hope I helped. "Multi BIS (local) GreatGrowkenn Agnes CGC" is ranked #5 (all-breed) in Best Malaysian Bred Dog Of The Year 2010"

elaine84 New User Jul 4, 2010, 8:58 AM Views: 4362 Re: [GoldenAddict] Is there a less painful method to pluck ear hair? Thanks for your reply. The reason for holding him tight is so that he won't turn his head abruptly (which is pretty often) and it's really dangerous especially if i have foreign objects in his ears. :( I do pluck bit by bit but maybe he could be extra sensitive or something? He seems to hate it even when i snip off the long fur around the ear area.. sigh!