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My yorkie ears are down Hello All, My Myla is 4 months and her ears are down. I look at all the pretty pictures of your Yorkies and there ears straight up.I wonder "What did I do wrong" is there anything I can do so my Mylas ears can go back up? Mylas Mom |
I have worried about this to, and my Baxter is 16 weeks old. Last week one ear went up and am waiting for the second one to go up. I think it is a timing thing. It sometimes takes longer for some than others. I just hope he doesn't have one up and one down. Actually, I really thought they were cute down. Oh well, wait and see. Hope this helps. |
Welcome to YorkieTalk . Have you tried to shave your Yorkie's ears ? Do you have pictures ? |
You can shave and tape the ears. If you do a search about taping the ears you can find alot of useful info. |
i've read that the ears can go down when they're teething. so it's not something you've done wrong. |
My vet told me that as well, ears go down with teething! Simon's were down for awhile and then one day they were up and they have been up ever since! I didn't tape or shave them, they just went up on their own :) |
:wavey: Welcome to YT!!! You didn't do anything wrong. She's young, her ears will go up. We would love to see pictures :) :) :) |
Thanks to All who responded so quickly. I will wait to see if her ears go back up she is teething. It took me awhile but she has a picture now. Once again I just want to say thanks for your comments. |
Hi and welcome to YT. I would shave the ears and see what happens, but usually once they are so old if the ears are not standing then it has been my experience from other yorkies I have seen, that they will not stand. |
It's probably due to the teething process. They'll come up on their own. Tiggers took awhile (only one ear flopped down) and then one day I was like "Look his ears finally up!!!" It'll take some time, but if you shave or keep the hair on the ears trimmed that'll help too. If they don't stand up on their own by the time your pup is six months I would begin to think about taping them. Best of Luck. |
My pup's went up and down and up and down -- then at about four months - they stayed up. Carol Jean |
I had no idea about the teething! I'm so glad you guys posted that. I was beginning to wonder if I should shave Eleanor's ears too. |
Baxters other ear went up, so now they are both up. I did take him to the groomers, but i did not tape them. I think they just go up on their own. Hope this helps. |
down ears My Otis has down ears. He has a cottony coat and thick hair. He doesn't tolerate grooming too well so I've never really worried about shaving them. I do well just to get them trimmed evenly. I think his floppy ears match his personality perfectly!! He's not a show dog, so I figured that's the way he was made. I love the look! |
in case they don't go up some yorkies (including Ginger) end up with down ears, even if you do everything "right", so don't worry too much. While up is the standard, I think they're cute either way...check out the thread on Carmen Electra's yorkie, Daisy. She's adorable, and her ears are definitely down. |
I have one up and one down! :D Rexy's ears are down and Rowdy's are up. You can see both of them in my avatar. They are both beautiful and special in their own unique way!!! :) |
My Darla is a yorkie/bichon mix and I let her hair on her ears grow...its too cute that way but one ear stands and one ear flops and I love it that way!! My Reece is 9 weeks and I could tape and shave but I think Ill let them go whichever way they end up...if they stand fine and if they flop fine..his dads stand and his moms flop so its a toss up lol...either way I love em to pieces!! Can you post a pic of your baby? I love to see pics and avatars can be so small to really get a good look!! Dawn |
My Sammy's ears were up by six weeks, and my Sophie's ears are up and down, their baby has mostly down ears, (sometimes they go part way up). I have kept them shaved since she was about 5 weeks old, fed cottage cheese, and decided she was just very beautiful just the way she was.... see the avatar. |
Welcome to YT :) ! My pup's ears went up when he was about 10 weeks old... I stopped trimming and now I have a puppy with floppy ears again... sigh. I clipped most of his hairs really short last night and we'll see if that has any efect LOL. |
hi welcome to YT!!!! she is probably teething, no worries :) |
3 Attachment(s) Here's a couple of pix of Rexy with down ears and his brother (from a different litter) with up ears. |
I can tell you what I did and Gleason's ears are now beautiful and standing perfectly. My vet super glued each ear together in the middle and it took about 2 weeks for them to come unglued and when they did they were standing up. It didn't hurt him at all and he didn't even fool with them. Now at first they looked like airplane wings and then that stood up more and more. It was great. |
When I first got Izzie her ears were down and like everyone said I found out when they are teething they can go down. So I decided to shave her ears because I started to notice they would go up, after I shaved/trimmed her ears one ear stood up about wk later both were up. Ever since then they been up, I did shave them again when they both went up. I didn't tape, but I know alot of ppl do. Izzie is going to be 4 months. Maybe try trimming them or taping... |
This thread could be Lazarus...back from the dead...it's two years old. LOL |
Yes But time is of the essance. She is probably teething and getting her adult teeth now. Soon the cartiledge will be set forever. Buy Breathe Rite strips. Cut to fit the ear from just in canal to tip. Shave ears is best for sticking straight up the ear but closer to inside. You can use No Sew type glue at Jo Annes fabric store. You can also tape ears after putting the strips on . If the breeder you bought him/her from is near call her. Also some vets can assist. I know they wiggle and you may need more than two hands to do the job. I fixed my now 5mos. Mini Schnauzers' ears this way. Leave taped Strips on several days. Check and retape. Yes, ity is hard to remove . Believe it or not WD40 a little loosens the glue. Then again, sometimes they don't stick too well and it takes daily retaping. The end result is worth it. Oh, and sometimes just having a groomer shave the tips takes weight off and they stand. |
1 Attachment(s) There is hope! Hot Rod's ears are finally up after 8 mos! He was neutered when he was 6 1/2 mos and 14 teeth out. He'd been chewing for a few weeks after that. I also the groomer trim all the hair off his hears the last time. But they are definitely up! |
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A flaw? My puppy with the down ears is flawed??? nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :laugh: |
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I know exactly how you feel. My Gleason's ears wouldn't come up, well thats not entirely right, they stood up beautifully for about 2 weeks and then dropped and stayed that way so I took him to my vet and he glued the ear together and by the time the glue had worked loose his ears stood up beautifully and have ever since. I did cut the hair on them short but didn't completely shave them but they stand up great and have for months now. |
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