Question
One of my dogs had a scrape on his ear. I cleaned it, covered it with an antibiotic ointment, and covered the ointment with a band-aid.
A couple days later, the scrape was healed, but when I removed the band-aid, one of the sticky ends became stuck fully to his exterior ear. The part of the ear the band-aid is stuck to is a thin flap covered in short hair; ripping it off isn't an option as that would cause too much pain to the dog. I trimmed the band-aid down to the portion that is stuck on his ear. His fur is too short to trim.
Is there something I can soak into the glue portion of the band-aid to get it to release, allowing me to remove it without harming the dog?
Answer
I worked some olive oil into the end of the bandage, and it came off with light pulling after a couple minutes; some fur came with it, but not as much had I not oiled it. His ear appears unharmed, and he had no adverse reaction.
Answered By - JoshDM