My 2 year old yorkie's ear won't stand up

[nn_yaj]

He was 2 months old. He's 3 months old now and his ears are still standing.

[nn_yaj]

Originally Posted by angour

How old was your yorkie when you taped his ears?

He was 2 months old. He's 3 months old now and his ears are still standing.

[LaurenThig]

Originally Posted by Peta-Gaye

I did some research on taping the ears, and decided to try it. I taped them on Monday, as instructed (like a taco), and removed the tape yesterday morning. I was told to tape them for 3 days at a time.

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That picture made me laugh out loud! Precious!

[vwill]

Sometimes I feel really weird, but I like floppy ears :-) I am tempted to tell our groomer to just trim the one ear so it keeps standing (heehee)! Its part of Oliver's personality.


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[aquinn]

I really thought I loved floppy ears too, and intentionally didn't trim tuckers. His are floppy now. Yet, I almost wish i had trimmed them so they would stand, cause with his topknot and his full face with hair it almost looks like he has no ears. If I had to do it again I would have made a different decision: trimming, taping, etc.

Originally Posted by vwill

Sometimes I feel really weird, but I like floppy ears :-) I am tempted to tell our groomer to just trim the one ear so it keeps standing (heehee)! Its part of Oliver's personality.


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[upindust]

Originally Posted by Joan Thomas

My 7 year old Yorkie, Sammy, had the same problem. His left ear flopped, and the vet shrugged it off with no explanation. Well, guess what? A couple of years ago, I looked at him sleeping on the sofa, and there was that ear, as perky as the right one. It's been this way ever since. I have no explanation as to why it took five years for his ear to stand up, but it happened and he looks very handsome and alert. I hope the same thing will happen with your baby.

I wonder what my teddy would look like with his ears standing up. He'd probably look weird since his ears are so big

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[angour]

Well, I read some more info on yorkie nutrition and I realized that the reason my doggie's ears started flopping down is that I switched him on home cooked meals and I did not supplement with calcium. Now after a week of adding calcium to his meals they start lifting up again, yey!

[drkprincess13]

im having the same problem as well i bought my yorkie when she was 9 weeks shes 12 weeks now onee ear is up the other one is floppy i have been tapping it since then i take the tape off her ears stay up for 2 days then go back down is there anything i can give her that will help her ears stand




onnie dollie ollie

[stl]

My Teddy is also one ear up, one floppy. But it seems after grooming, they both are up. And one falls down as his hair grows.

[Polo Blue]

Originally Posted by LaurenThig

That picture made me laugh out loud! Precious!

I loved the pic so much I copied it. My polo ears are down ill try and post a pic I'm new but will figure it out lol!

[my2boyz]

Originally Posted by aquinn

I really thought I loved floppy ears too, and intentionally didn't trim tuckers. His are floppy now. Yet, I almost wish i had trimmed them so they would stand, cause with his topknot and his full face with hair it almost looks like he has no ears. If I had to do it again I would have made a different decision: trimming, taping, etc.

I'm with you. If I had it to do over again I would have been more persistant in taping Moo and Maddie's ears. I have pictures of them as puppies with their ears taped and then standing, even though temporarily, and I miss those pointy ears.

[Lisareli]

I if taping will still work on mine, she's already 5months:-/

[Polo Blue]

Originally Posted by my2boyz

I'm with you. If I had it to do over again I would have been more persistant in taping Moo and Maddie's ears. I have pictures of them as puppies with their ears taped and then standing, even though temporarily, and I miss those pointy ears.

Well thank you I'm trying the taping but I feel bad and take them off. So I tried again and I'm trying not to take the tape off. I think it's been on one full day I can't count one more day because I was taking the tape off and on. Your right i love his ears when their up because they remind me of a radar always alert lol.

[Polo Blue]

So I took advice and taped Polo's ears for only a day and a half and I can't believe it.....so far his ears are still standing up. So thank you to all. Btw both ways are cute either up or down I just prefer up because they remind me of radar ears ! Lol

[MikaTallulah]

Cozy has floppy ears that she puts at 1/2 mass.

However her daughters have upright erect ears. I did give their ears support with taping when they were teething. Most of Cozy's offspring have erect ears as well if taped while teething as puppies.