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11-15-2005, 06:43 AM | #1 |
Livin' La Yorkie Local Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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| Getting ears to stand Here is what I use and recommend instead of taping the ears up. I read it in a book and I think somewhere on here. Use Tear Mender a fabric adhesive. You can find it at PetEdge, Walgreens, WalMart, Joann Fabrics, Ace Hardware.. here are instructions on how I use Tear Mender To prep the ear you need to clean it and then shave the hair off; off the insideas well as the outside of the ear leather. Then cut a piece of paper bag to fit like a triangle in her ear. You want to place it on the inner side of the ear leather. Make sense? The purpose is to hold up the flopping part of the ears. Make sure to fit it before you actually glue it on the ear leather. Once you cut the bag to the same size of the triangle of the ear (doesnt have to be perfect), apply Tear Mender to the paper and then put it against the inner leather and press. Press for about 3 min. Make sure not to apply too much glue or it will squirt out the sides and get too messy. It dries clear and blends in nicely with the ear leather, you can't even see it..lolol. After time the hair will grow on the ear leather and then you can cut the hair that is still attached to the paper OR you can actually wash off the tear mender if you have to..that's harder because you can get water in the ear. Once you apply it don't worry about getting it off. It wont bother her, just don't put too much glue and make sure the paper is fits nicely against the inner leather. The oils in her skin will also loosen the glue over time. Good luck! Hugs, Wini |
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11-15-2005, 09:22 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Indiana
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| This does work- I have used it before on some hard to stand cases or when a older dog drops his/her ear. Kathy |
11-15-2005, 02:52 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: florida
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| can you do this with an 11 month old yorkie that had ears that would have been up if her new owner (ME) knew what i needed to do when they were pups? |
11-15-2005, 07:00 PM | #4 |
Livin' La Yorkie Local Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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| You sure could try. It can't hurt. If there's the slightest chance this will do it! Just make sure you shave the hair off the ears completely. Good luck. Irene |
11-15-2005, 09:50 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MS
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| I tried something similar to this. I read about it right here on YT. I used eyelash adhesive (not the waterproof kind) and a manilla envelope. It worked great and the glue just rolled right off when we were done. I just massaged her ears and it came right off. She never acted like she even knew they were there either. I only left them on for 3 days, too. They started getting loose and so I took them off and her ears stood. I was also feeding her a tsp of cottage cheese once a day. Here are some before, during and after pics... Last edited by Lanie; 11-15-2005 at 09:54 PM. |
11-22-2005, 07:39 PM | #6 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississippi
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| How long does it usually take for the ears to stay up?
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11-22-2005, 07:50 PM | #8 |
Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City
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| Great tip Rini. TY for sharing. |
04-09-2007, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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| Hmmm...I tried this and it didn't work after a week. Do you think I should do it again? Or give up? I will do it again - just not sure it's worth it??? |
04-09-2007, 03:43 PM | #10 | |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Missouri
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You should definitely keep trying! My little Max has HUGE ears & it took about 3 weeks for his ears to stand. I just kept them taped up, until they finally stayed up on their own.
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04-09-2007, 04:08 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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| I haven't tried this yet but I did rub them to help with circulation and they stood up for a couple of weeks but now they are back down I've started rubbing them again and they are picking back up a little. Is it normal for the to do that? |
04-09-2007, 07:58 PM | #12 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MS
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Good Luck! | |
04-09-2007, 08:10 PM | #13 |
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| Why do you want the ears to stand up so bad they are so cute when they have floppy ears? (as you can see from my avatar)
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04-09-2007, 09:13 PM | #14 | |
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But I want to try as much as I should try to get them to be the standard....which is perky ears.....so I'll give it a go. And if they stay floppy, so be it in the end | |
04-09-2007, 09:15 PM | #15 | |
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I will do it again - thanks for the info | |
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