>My vet (who was
>strongly recommended as one of the very few ferret knowledgeable vets
>here in town) ALWAYS tries to clean my ferrets ears when I take them in
>for their shots and he ALWAYS sticks the q tip inside of the ear canal.
 
My vet, who is an exotic specialist, told me that the ear canal is "L"
shaped and there is no danger to the eardrum when you go "digging for
gold," as she calls it.
[Posted in FML issue 4653]