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07-20-2013, 06:03 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hohenwald, TN
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| well now both ears have dropped my baby KoKos ears were both really erect one dropped last week or early in the week and last night the other dropped and neither is even trying to popup she is 8 weeks old. is this normal?
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07-20-2013, 06:42 AM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Yes.....especially on a baby that young. |
07-20-2013, 07:32 AM | #3 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Depending on the thickness of the ear yes it is normal for their ears to be erect and than to fall again. Especially as they get more and thicker hair on the ear also. Its best to keep them trimmed or better yet shaved until they are about 6-7 months old and than sometime will still need periodic rimming in order for them to remain standing. If you do it yourself you must be very careful not to cut the ear. Use your fingers as a guide to the edge of the ear and a guideline for cutting the hair. If you cant shave them than just use scissors to take some of the thickness off of the backs of the ears.
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07-20-2013, 07:52 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member | I use a tiny clipper and shave just the top 1/3 of the ear tips. If they have a lot of hair on their ears, they will flop. Also sometime, when they are teething, their ears might do the same thing.
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07-20-2013, 11:44 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: amelia, ohio
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| I massaged Trinket`s ears and they stood up the next day. Maybe that would help. They will stand up as she gets older. Don`t hold me to that as I am not an expert, but Trinket`s did. |
07-20-2013, 02:09 PM | #6 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Yes a gentle massaging of the ears will also help. Plus it all depends on how thick her ears are and the amount of hair on them. Many Yorkies, one of mine included, ears never do stand erect. But with some TLC some of the thicker eared pups ears do.
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07-20-2013, 02:18 PM | #7 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| Trim the hair on her ears. The less weight on the ears, the more likely they are to stand. Yes, this is very normal for a teething puppy
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07-20-2013, 02:24 PM | #8 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Yup..as I mentioned in your previous thread..this is normal in young babies and teething pups. Trim the tips when the hair gets heavier and massage. They should pop back up
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07-20-2013, 03:54 PM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: secaucus, nj
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| My Lucy simply HATES the clipper on her ears. I use a small (5") round tipped & curved grooming scissor. It gives ME a little comfort when I'm trimming the sensitive parts or close to skin. I don't know whether the big pet stores carry those scissors, but you can find them online from grooming supply sites or even Amazon. I personally feel a little "safer" purchasing stuff on Amazon. Good luck. Tracey |
07-20-2013, 07:02 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oceanside, CA
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| Oh yes, my little mans went from both down, to one up one down, to both up, to one up one down again, to now up. So weird! |
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