Ears get checked less often than the rest of a dog or cat, mostly because they're harder to see into, which makes a quick wipe round the visible part of the ear an easy habit to build compared with a proper clean — it's the bit you can actually reach without any tools.

Petkin's ear wipes are fresh-scented and sold fifty to a pack. Beyond that count and the scent, the makers have not given us an ingredient list or a recommended frequency of use, so we can describe the format but not the formulation.

• Fresh scent
• 50 wipes per pack
• For dogs and cats
• Wipe format for the outer ear

What we don't know. No ingredient list and no usage frequency has been supplied for these wipes, so we can't tell you what the solution contains or how often the maker suggests using it — and a wipe is for the visible, outer ear only, never for cleaning down inside the ear canal.

Who it's for: owners who want a quick way to wipe over the outer ear between full ear-cleaning sessions, on a dog or cat that tolerates being handled around the ears.