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My Yorkie has droopy ears...does yours? My Yorkie has droopy ears, well ears that don't stand up straight. I have never seen droopy ears on any other yorkie. I thought maybe it was something that would develop with his age- he is nine months, pure bred- but they are still droopy. I don't mind of course- I think that they are beautiful, but I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about yorkie's ears and could explain this to me. Check out the pictures at my gallery to see his cute little folded ears. |
brownies ears are flop down too when they were little they werent clipped thats usally what that means |
sirius's ears also flop down he is 7 wks. i was told that they would come up on their own. any truth in this. i thought of taping them now i am asking my vet. let you know what he says |
?? I don't think they cut yorkie's ears, they stand because they are taped up and then they stay that way, but I am pretty sure they are not clipped. Their tails get docked but that's it I think. Also, ears up or down is a preference, some people prefer them down, some up. I think it's cute either way. |
The ears usually are standing around 3 -6 months. Some just don't stand without help. You can tape them if you want them to stand. PS the ears do NOT get clipped. |
ears going downward The vet told me we could gently massage Bella's ears to help build up the cartilege. Altough he said some yorkies ears don't ever go up depending on heredity of the parents genes. I was wondering the same thing when Bella's ear bent down at eight weeks. They are starting to perk up at times at ten weeks but still go downward. My husband is teasing me that I spent so much on a purebred but got one with defective ears. I think she is adorable regardless! |
Gucci's ears are up. When I got her she was 12 weeks an her ears were up. They went down for a couples of days but then went up on there own. I never tape them or shave her hair. |
massage, trim, and massage some more! My Mason's ears finally went up when he was about 6 months. I had to make sure all the hair around his ears were clipped SHORT so that hair did not weigh down the ears. For about a month, one ear was up and the other was down (this was quite a funny sight :D ) so I kept massaging one ear. I have seen some yorkies with their ears flopped down and I think it's cute...but I read somewhere that dogs with ears flopped down are more prone to infections and ear mites. I also remember reading that when the dog is teething, the ears go up and down. On her website, Terry gives a great explanation on how to tape your baby's ears, if you want to. http://www.shooterdog.com/alexfaq2.htm Hope this helps! |
Gracie's ears started going up a few weeks ago...and then after a week went right back down! I keep massaging them but to no avail. I'm considering taping to see if that works! |
wow- Thanks for all the feedback. I will try massaging Loki's ears and trimming them- then we'll just see what happens. Is it really true that they are more prone to infections if their ears are droopy? That worries me if it is true. :( |
jackson's ears One was up and one was down. One night I took blue painters masking tape and folded the ear vertically in half. Don't do it too tight and make sure you leave excess so you can remove it WITHOUT a scissor! He wore it for one night and the next morning I removed it and it was standing up! Never had to do it again. :animal-sm |
i love toby's floppy ears..... if i taped them i am sure they would go up because it was almost there at one point in time, thank gawd they stayed floppy :p |
One of my yorkies, (Chloe) ears do not stand . I have read that some yorkies ears are just too big and the muscles behind the ear to make them stand are not strong enough. |
Esme's ears The first time I saw Esme at the breeders, her ears were floppy. The breeder taped them up right then and a week later when I went back to pick her up, they were standing straight up. A little tape works miracles! |
Our Magic ears stood up from the day we got her...but Sailors ears don't and never have....to us it is not that big of a deal... we shave off the top to help but we are just going to let what happens happen...either way they are so cute!!! |
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