Floppy ears If Abbey's ears arn't up by 20 weeks does it mean that her ears are not going to stand up at all? :dogsm3: |
Not necessarily. Are her ears tipped/shaved? If not, the weight of the hair could be holding them down. Trimming them sometimes makes their ears pop right up in a couple of days. I think floppy ears are adorable though :) Just have to be extra careful keeping the insides dry so they don't get infections. |
My Jersey's ears weren't up at all when I brought her home at 12wks. She is now 9mths old and we are still struggling with getting one ear to remain standing....shave the ears both front and back, to remove the weight off the ears....if they don't pop up after the hair is off, you will have to tape them up....there are videos on Youtube on how to tape the ears. Get the blue painters tape from the hardware store, it won't pull the hair when you remove it. I spoke to Jersey's breeder and a breeder on here, they both advised the same thing as I was ready to give up, since she is now 9mths as I said above. Could be that your pup is teething and this will cause the ears to flop as well...you can add low fat cottage cheese or real cheese for extra calcium as well, as per what both the breeders I spoke to told me. |
Shaving them will help take some of the weight off of them and help the cartilage strengthen. If they continue to fall,like Ruby's does even at age three and somethimes after a bath, you will just need to continue to shave or cut any excess hair to allow them to stand up. There are also some with "heavy leather" which is another work for thick ears. Like my Brandi, her ears never went up no matter what I did. This is more comon in Tea Pot or larger Yorkies. |
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