Hello! I've noticed that Fennel ears have become dry and/or slightly tattered. Vitamin E has been helping, however Fennel seems to be annoyed by the smell of it at times (seriously, its like half the time she notices it and half the time she could care less).
At first I thought maybe she hated her ears being touched. So I started touching them every time I give her treats. As long as she's being fed, she could care less! However, when she DOES notice me messing with her ears, she flips out only if its with the vitamin E. I thought maybe she doesn't like how it feels on her ears, but I did a "scent test" and she flipped out about it. I mixed a smidge in her baby food treat... FLIP OUT. I get a fresh serving of baby food... calm seas. I try baby food again with the vitamin E.... RAGE. I then decide to let her sniff at some olive oil (since thats supposed to help, too) and that was met with curiosity.
So my questions are this:
1. Anyone else have this reaction over vitamin E smell? It is pure vitamin E (no other oils added) and odorless as far as my dumb human nose can tell
2. If switching to olive oil doesn't help, do you think applying while in the tub would work? Tub distraction works well with her nail trimmings, so I'm wondering if I should just incorporate that with her weekly foot baths.
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At first I thought maybe she hated her ears being touched. So I started touching them every time I give her treats. As long as she's being fed, she could care less! However, when she DOES notice me messing with her ears, she flips out only if its with the vitamin E. I thought maybe she doesn't like how it feels on her ears, but I did a "scent test" and she flipped out about it. I mixed a smidge in her baby food treat... FLIP OUT. I get a fresh serving of baby food... calm seas. I try baby food again with the vitamin E.... RAGE. I then decide to let her sniff at some olive oil (since thats supposed to help, too) and that was met with curiosity.
So my questions are this:
1. Anyone else have this reaction over vitamin E smell? It is pure vitamin E (no other oils added) and odorless as far as my dumb human nose can tell
2. If switching to olive oil doesn't help, do you think applying while in the tub would work? Tub distraction works well with her nail trimmings, so I'm wondering if I should just incorporate that with her weekly foot baths.
Thanks for reading my novel!