OK IM THROWING THIS OUT TO YALL - WHO PLUCKS AND WHO DOESNT AND WHY. IM HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS. I KNOW THE REASONS FOR IT, BUT IT JUST SEEMS SO PAINFUL. ARE THERE PRECAUTIONS I CAN TAKE AND NOT PLUCK?
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Originally Posted by JeanieK  It is not necessary unless your dog is prone to ear problems. Usually if the ears are erect they don't have problems, it's dogs with ears that hang down that have problems. There are exceptions of course. |
I agree.
Jack's (Maltese) groomer plucked his ears from age 6 mos to 2 yrs. He always had itchy ears. When we moved, his new groomer (who worked at our vet's office) refused to pluck the hair from his ears and the vet agreed. It was causing him to have infections. Within a few weeks his ears cleared up. My 3 Yorks have never had the hair plucked from their ears and have not had any ear problems. That's my only personal experience with it. That is a good question to ask.