Be gentle but thorough, changing the cotton when it is soiled. Before cleaning extremely dirty ears, make sure that you have ear cleaner and lots of cotton balls close at hand. Either hold your Maltese still on a grooming table, grip him between your knees, back him up against a corner or hold him on your lap with his head facing away from you. Massage the base of the ear for a few minutes and then swab out the ear with the cotton balls, using clean cotton for each ear. 2 tablespoons Boric Acid 4 ounces Rubbing Alcohol 1 tablespoon Glycerin Administer one full eyedropper per ear weekly.
Maltese toenails grow like human finger and toenails.
The ends of the toenails are dead tissue and the quick of the nail contains the blood supply. The trick of nail clipping is to trim off as much of the dead tissue as possible without cutting the sensitive live tissue of the quick. Sometimes dogs will file their nails down just by running on concrete. But most dogs should have them clipped every two or three weeks. If you accustom your puppy to having his feet handled, you won't have problems with clipping his nails as an adult.