Ears were up & now back down.. - YorkieTalk.com Forums

missdeeliciouz · 08-01-2007, 09:04 PM

My sister's has a 4 month old yorkie & his ears were completely up but all of a sudden they've gone back down. Should she be worried or is everything okay?

Ivhana · 08-01-2007, 09:05 PM

Is the pup teething? I've heard the ears can go up and down during teething.

missdeeliciouz · 08-01-2007, 09:07 PM

I think he's teething so that might be it..

Thanks

Any & all suggestions welcome!

yorkieK9trainer · 08-01-2007, 09:09 PM

Teething or not, dietary intake can play a small roll here.

Further, I'd go ahead and keep the hair on the ears trimmed and shaved (in the appropriate places) just to give every little bit of assistance to them just in case.

Chelle · 08-01-2007, 09:46 PM

My Eury is almost 5 months old and her ears still go up an down, and they are shaved. I'm not one to tape her ears, just something I don't want to do, but the ear muscles are still developing strength so I was reading that the going up and down are very normal.

For My Coby · 08-01-2007, 10:44 PM

Coby's were both up when we got him. After a couple of weeks, one went down for a week. When it went up, the other went down. After another week, both were up. I'm told that as they are teething, they lose the calcium that makes the cartilage in their ears strong. (The ears suddenly feel very "limp".) So it's perfectly normal for the them to go up and down. If they stay down for an extended period, you can think about taping them to support them until past the teething stage. But you probably won't have to worry about it. It's normal!!

diggy4 · 08-02-2007, 05:32 AM

Diggy's ears go up and down all the time and usually one at a time I think it just adds character! Id defiately say your sisters baby is teething!

08-01-2007, 09:04 PM	#1
missdeeliciouz YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 279	Ears were up & now back down.. My sister's has a 4 month old yorkie & his ears were completely up but all of a sudden they've gone back down. Should she be worried or is everything okay? __________________ Bobby RIP & Bentley

08-01-2007, 09:05 PM	#2
Ivhana Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA Posts: 286	Is the pup teething? I've heard the ears can go up and down during teething. __________________ Ivy, Mommy to Brody!

08-01-2007, 09:07 PM	#3
missdeeliciouz YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 279	I think he's teething so that might be it.. Thanks Any & all suggestions welcome! __________________ Bobby RIP & Bentley

08-01-2007, 09:09 PM	#4
yorkieK9trainer YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North eastern Illinois Suburbs Posts: 1,669	Teething or not, dietary intake can play a small roll here. Further, I'd go ahead and keep the hair on the ears trimmed and shaved (in the appropriate places) just to give every little bit of assistance to them just in case. __________________ "Big things come in small packages" http://www.myspace.com/yorkiek9trainer

08-01-2007, 09:46 PM	#5
Chelle Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Daegu, S. Korea Posts: 138	My Eury is almost 5 months old and her ears still go up an down, and they are shaved. I'm not one to tape her ears, just something I don't want to do, but the ear muscles are still developing strength so I was reading that the going up and down are very normal. __________________ Chelle - Momma to Eury , Sweets , Baby , and Tuffy http://www.dogster.com/dogs/590116

08-01-2007, 10:44 PM	#6
For My Coby Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,139	Coby's were both up when we got him. After a couple of weeks, one went down for a week. When it went up, the other went down. After another week, both were up. I'm told that as they are teething, they lose the calcium that makes the cartilage in their ears strong. (The ears suddenly feel very "limp".) So it's perfectly normal for the them to go up and down. If they stay down for an extended period, you can think about taping them to support them until past the teething stage. But you probably won't have to worry about it. It's normal!! __________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08

08-02-2007, 05:32 AM	#7
diggy4 Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,156 Blog Entries: 5	Diggy's ears go up and down all the time and usually one at a time I think it just adds character! Id defiately say your sisters baby is teething! __________________ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN