A Cotton Bud Is A Stick Near An Ear
Wiping a floppy ear usually means a cotton ball that comes apart or a cotton bud, which is a rigid stick pointed at an ear canal. Neither is shaped for it. The Aurea wipe is a finger sleeve: the pad slides onto your fingertip.
That puts the wipe flat against the ear flap and puts your own finger in charge of how far it goes, which is the part that matters. Fifty wipes in a screw-lid tub, drawn one at a time. A grooming wipe made for the outer ear and the folds around it.
Why It’s Better
- Finger Sleeve: The pad slides onto a fingertip and stays flat against the ear instead of bunching in your hand.
- You Feel The Depth: With your own finger doing the work you know exactly where you are, which a bud on a stick never tells you.
- No Loose Fibers: A bonded pad rather than cotton wool, so nothing is shed into the fur around the ear.
- Fifty In A Sealed Tub: A screw lid with a flip tab keeps the last wipe as damp as the first.
- Thirty Seconds A Week: Wipe the flap and the folds and ears stay clean, dry and fresh.
- Dogs And Cats: One tub covers ears, tear stains, muzzle folds and muddy paws.
Perfect for the spaniel whose ears collect the whole walk
Drop ears pick things up. After a muddy walk the inside of the flap has a film on it, and by the evening the dog is shaking its head about it. Wiping the flap out is a two-minute grooming job, and having something the right shape means it actually gets done rather than being put off until it becomes a real problem for someone qualified to deal with.
Two minutes after a muddy walk.
Questions
How often should I use them?
Once or twice a week for most dogs, and after every swim or bath for the floppy-eared breeds that trap moisture. Thirty seconds a wipe. Ears that get wiped weekly stay clean, stay dry and stop smelling, which is the whole point of keeping a tub of these by the door.
My dog shakes its head after a swim. Will these help?
That is one of the most common reasons people keep a tub by the door. A wipe round the outer ear and the folds takes out the trapped water, wax and grit that cause the shaking in the first place, and thirty seconds a week keeps ears clean and dry. Anything that keeps going gets a vet’s opinion.
How far into the ear should I go?
Only as far as you can see. Wipe the flap and the visible folds. Do not push into the ear canal with this or with anything else.
How often should I use one?
For a floppy-eared dog that swims or walks in mud, after those outings. For most dogs and cats, occasionally as part of normal grooming. There is no benefit to doing it daily.
How many are in a tub?
Fifty wipes. They are drawn one at a time through the flip tab in the lid, which keeps the rest from drying out.
Can I use it on the face or paws?
Yes. The same finger sleeve works on tear stains, muzzle folds, skin creases and muddy paws, which is why one tub tends to get used for far more than ears.
Why these rather than cotton wool?
Cotton wool shreds, leaves fibers behind and gives you no idea how deep you are. These go on your finger like a thimble, so you feel exactly where you are the whole time, and the edges are bonded so nothing is left in the ear.
What’s Included & Key Details
- Type: Pet grooming wipes, finger-sleeve pads
- Count: 50 wipes per tub
- Format: Screw-lid tub with a flip tab, drawn one at a time
- For: Wiping the outer ear flap of dogs and cats
- Use on: The outer ear and the folds around it
- Also good for: A weekly wipe after swimming, bathing or a muddy walk
- Fibers: Bonded edges. No loose threads left behind in the ear
- Suits: Dogs and cats of any size
- Care: Screw the lid down after use to keep the last wipe as damp as the first
