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What kind of tape? My yorkie is 13wks. His ears flop a little and I want to start tapping them. What is the best kind of tape to use? |
I saw in the petedge catalog a tape that doesn't stick to their fur or skin, it only sticks to the tape. You can check petedge.com for it. |
You can hold off a bit on the taping. First thing to do is shave the ears so that weight is off. Usually they tape them if by about 18 or so weeks they are not standing. Also just to mention while they are teething for some reason the ears flop down and go back up. You can give him a bit of cottage cheese for the calcium to help in the strengthening of the ears as I was told. |
i am a firm believer in masking tape. i answered a similar question yesterday. if my dogs ears aren't up way before they are twelve weeks old, they go into tape. If you want a yorkie with erect ears, the longer you wait the less likely it is that they will go up. Waiting until they are 18-20 weeks oldd is too long. At least for me. I cut little squares of masking tape close to the size of the ear. Put one peice on each side of the ear on both sides then I fold another longer peice andd put it across the top of the head. they look like little nurses. i shave a week or two before I go to the tape. |
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Sugar's Mom~ can you please please please post a picture of your taping job? i taped Walker's ears left them up for 4 dayys and the flopped. but i think its the way i taped them. it would be a big help if i could see how someone tapes the ears!!! thanks! |
Picture 1 Attachment(s) I only use masking tape. I leave them on 3 days tops, remove for a day and retape if needed. What I do is gently fold the ear in half the long way and very gently wrap the tape at the base. With those little ears it goes up high. To remove I very carefully cut the tape and as carefully as I can...remove it. I also shave the ears first. Here is a picture. |
1 Attachment(s) thats how i did it... guess i'll have to retape. today is the break day. its been off since last night so i will retape tonight. thanks |
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I've folllowed the instructions on this site... http://www.yorkie.org/dogs/grooming_yorkies.html Worked well for me. |
i used medical tape on maggies. worked like a charm and did not stick to her hair. easy to get on...easy to get off. |
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i don't fold the ears. Reason being, the first time I taped nursey (sadie) i did fold her ears and one of them had a hard time straightening out. It looked rolled up for awhile. Scared the bgeez out of me. |
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