DaisyLou and Boots parent wrote: >Hi Everyone. I forgot to get some advice from you on this. Two of our >five ferrets have excessively dirty ears, and it has kind of an odor to it. >The discharge is always thick and A LOT of it, but it's the normal color >like the other ferrets. I talked to our vet who checked for mites and said >that there is no sign of them, so he didn't give me or recommend anything. Just a thought. If a human cleans ears too often, the canal gets irritated and oozes. I would try just putting a few drops of either mineral oil or EpiOtic in each ear, massage, and blot with Kleenex. Try this every few days for 3-4 weeks, avoid the Q-tip treatment during that time, and see if waxy exudate decreases. Please let us know how it goes. cb [Posted in FML issue 3428]