Drooped Ears/Surgery?
 

Hi.. Im new to this forum, But very glad I found it!!
I have a beautiful and SO sweet little yorkie "Falula" who is 1 1/2 years old. Her ears have just never 'stood up' and a couple people have mentioned to me that I may want to consider a surgical procedure to correct the drooped ears. Im curious if she is too old for that now? Would it be dangerous? She has also an extra tooth, a 'baby tooth' that never came out and her vet did mention to me that they would use general anesthesia if I should decided to have that tooth removed.. I didnt really consider the tooth any problem but lately, it seems to be causing her bottom teeth to 'push' in so Im going tohave to get the tooth removed. (My poor sweet girl needs braces ) ;-)
So, Im thinking if she is going to be under for that anyway, maybe I would just get her ears clipped or whatever it is they do.. if it isnt too late.. but I'd really value opinions of you guys here...
thanks so very much!!

Hello :) . Yorkies don't get their ears cropped like Boxer's do. Their ears either go up (or you work with them when they are pups) or they don't. I'm sure you love her just the way she is.

There are some vets who sprecialize in cosmetic procedures who can place a iten in your dogs ear. The ear will stand up= but will not be flexible. This is a very costly and IMHO not required in your situation. Love your baby drop ears or not.

I have a beautiful boy that I may never be able to show due to a injury. I am working on his ear( he is over a year) will I ever be able to show him don't know. If not he will continue to be loved and will sire beautiful puppies for me.

Disclaimer
To clarify my position- dog was injured at his breeders home and under their care not mine. Injury to the ear is why he is not out with Peggy right now.
No I am not doing the cosmetic surgery to correct the problem. I am using the tacky glue and paper bag art project inside the ear.I am making some progress. This is not a fault against him because it is due to a injury- does mean I can not show him but does not decrease his value in the gene pool.

I know of a really poor quality Yorkie whose owner for some reason, fixated on her ear that did not stand. She had a stent put in and paid the thousand plus dollars and brought her home. The dog also had both LP's that had to be repaired. Result-knees are fine; ear is back down..
Just work with the ears using the common methods and love your baby as much as you already do..I read an article written by a man who said he could get ears up as late as 2 years old. He used the fold-over part of brown paper bag and glue..

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Oh, RiniW I remember her doing that...that poor Yorkie. I realize many see no difference in repairing ears and docking tails...but in my eyes they are miles apart. I am not doing any surgery on any body part unless it is needed to stop pain or improve life quality...myself included!! LOL

Excellent post and floppy eared yorkies are adorable!! :thumbup:

Hi!
I would have the baby tooth pulled, but no way would i alter the ears in any way. Some yorkies ears just don't stand. Leave them just the way they are and Kim is right, yorkies with their ears down are just as cute!

I have a yorkie with floppy ears. I worked so hard trying to get it up. For a time it did before he got an ear infection and went down and never went up again. It did bother me that it didn't go up and I have thought about cosmetic surgery but I ask myself "WHY?". I don't show him in conformation nor does it benefit him in anyway but to improve his look in my eyes( he doesn't care). Besides, I couldn't see put his life in danger and inflicting pain on him for that selfish reason. And at the end it really didn't matter to me, I can honestly say, I like him the way he is.

my pup's ears are still droopy with no signs of it standing up in the future and i'm fine with that. in fact, i thought it was better 'cause with floppy ears, i figure run a smaller risk of getting getting water into his ears when i shower him. this may be misconcieved, but oh well. :D

I wouldn't let someone else's opinion sway me into putting my baby through more than necessary. Go to the "Gallery" and look at the yorkie pics. We have yorkies here with drooped ears and they usually look much better that way! :D Love her the way she is. They don't ask us to be perfect and we shouldn't require them to be perfect, either. :cool:

I love yorkie ears floppy and upright.... both are so cute. My advice is to chill out about the ears and use the money you would have spent on surgery to buy SQUEAKY TOYS!!!

I wouldnt put my dogs through surgery because of floppy ears. I would try taping them if I were you. If not floopy ears are cute.

I wouldn't do it. What's the point. Your yorkie is going to be in pain during the recovery period and then there is still no guarantee that it will stay up. I've seen floppy eared yorkies and there is nothing wrong with the way they look.

My little Rocky's ear's will stand up one day and flop the next. It does not matter if his stand or not. He cute and lovable either way. I have heard about these surgeries to correct their ears, and I have heard they are very painfull. Anyways, floppy eared yorkies are so cute.

One of my pups has erect ears and the other has floppy ears. I love them both and would not change his floppy ears, even if there was a painless, inexpensive way to do it. It adds personality to him. He is our little man!

I have tried everything to get my Lilly's ears to stand (well not everything, I just taped them a few times) but they won't stand.. SO she looks kinda silly, but we love her anyway!! It really isn't a big deal.

Personally I would not have the ears put up, and as you can see from my avatar Bruce's ears are down and that is where they will remain. Honestly I do not see the point unless you are going for conformation, which it does not sound like your little baby is a show prospect, I could be wrong...I am with YorkieRose all the way unless it improves their quality of life or alliviates pain it is not worth it!

Remove the baby tooth though, if you don't it will eventually abcess, and that would be nasty! Bruce has had a lot of dental work, trust me it is really not that big of a deal!

At a year and one half, I doubt those ears are going to come up, no matter what you try but I definitely do not think it is a good idea to do any type of surgical procedure. Floppy ears are cute anyway.

I agree...Just love him the way he is :) I bet he looks so cute with those floppy ears!

Thanks EVERYONE...!!
I had been told by several people that 'floppy ears' were trouble about causing ear infections and such problems.. which is why I was thinking about it.. She's never had an ear infection.. but Ive always been uber careful about her ears since I heard that.. I dunno if these people were well meaning and thought they were being helpful.. or just thought her ears should be erect ...
I would never just do anything like that for cosmetic reasons!! I adore her if she had NO ears! or elephant ears! I have also been thinking of getting her spayed.. but even that I dont know if I want to subject her to... I do not plan to ever breed her.. but then again... its not like she's out running around unattended ever.. so.. Ive been putting that off too.. only because she HAS to have the oral surgery... am I considering getting other things done while she is already under.. I still look at her teeth everyday and optimist that I am,, I hope magically that extra tooth will have fallen out. but looks like its gonna have to be removed. The vet said its causing her bite to become worse .. and truthfully I have noticed lately she seems to have a harder time 'cracking' her little treats..
She is so little.. she doesnt weigh even 5 lbs.. so.. I am taking her to a vet that specializes in anesthesia and tiny animals.. so.. Im trying to think of any other possible procedures getting done at same time so she doesnt have to 'go under' again for anything that I can circumvent. Here's a photo of my sweet girl... http://tinypic.com/idx2zd.jpg

Thanks SOOO much again everyone!!