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Originally Posted by Islandcanine  Well my Yorkies ears are her main feature.
When I first got her she had had a crazy puppy cut and her ears were also trimmed (the hair).
A couple years later and she has the most beautiful hairs falling down off her ears. Little long black ones too.
Her ears stand up and are hairy but I have never plucked or trimmed her ear hairs and wont.
I keep her bathed, groomed and ears cleaned just simply with a Q-tip as far as I can see, very carefully and she has never had any problems.
Roxy sees the vet every three months to have her glands extracted as well as her nails done. I prefer the vet to do it rather than the groomer..
Sometimes I get him to check her ears, outside the annual overall exam.
The vet always reports back that there are no problems & that her ears are clean.
I would not do anything to my Yorkie that causes her pain. Except surrendering her to the vet annually for her vaccinations. Even then I am reluctant.
I see other Yorkies whose ears are different than my Yorkies. Maybe some Yorkies benefit from having their ear hairs plucked but mine doesn't need it done.
Since her ears are erect, standing up, she is not as prone to problems as those whose ears flop down.
I think it would hurt. Think about it. If you had the hairs in your ears plucked, would it not hurt you? I think! |
It would hurt me as hell.. I had to get his ears plucked as they were soooo dirty, you cannot possibly imagine it.. afterward they were shinning and did not seem to bother him anymore.. before the clean up he was itchy i think ... Samy's ears are super erect.. standing all the time.. they were tapped while he was a young puppy so they are really straight up.. I most likely will not pluck them anymore but will clean his ears regularly.. Unfortunately I might not be able to clean them with a qtip as he moves a lot! But maybe eventually he will get used to it and will allow me.. until then will do it with a tissue and lotion.
thanks for sharing your experience.. it helped!!!