What are your best home remedies for ear mites?

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• thank you.

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  by Midnighttoker on February 18th, 2007

• also found this online:
  Step 1:
  Make a mixture of 1/2 ounce of almond or olive oil and 400 IU vitamin E in a dropper bottle. Warm to body temperature and put about 1/2 dropper full in the ear, massaging the ear canal well for a minute or so. Let your pet shake its head and then gently clean out the opening with cotton swabs. Q-tip type applicators may compact material already in the ear canal. Apply the oil every other day for six days. Then let the ears rest for 3 days. (The oil mixture will smother many of the mites and start a healing process.)
  
  Step 2:
  Using a tincture of the herb Yellow Dock, dilute it with water (9 drops to 1 tablespoon of water). Treat the ears with this mixture, as described above, once every 3 days for 6 weeks. Ear mite eggs are quite resistant to just about anything after they have already hardened, that is why a six-week period of treatment is recommended. The eggs will continue to hatch out in cycles and if medicine is present for six continuous wee

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  by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 18th, 2007

• thank you again.

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  by Midnighttoker on February 18th, 2007

• I found your answer very helpful. Thank you.

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  by Razor on September 13th, 2007

• Thank you, singwell.
  Very useful information here!!

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  by Grammy Robin on December 26th, 2008

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