I have taken back to the vet numerous times to re-post ears and they only stand up half way with the top half drooping down.
2007-07-09 03:24:05 · 8 answers · asked by electricman98 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
stop mucking about with it - it's not working, deal with it.
2007-07-09 03:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, let me start by clarifying that I'm not a vet.....but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night so here goes.
When I was a kid we got two German Shephard puppies (one for me and one for my sister) from a nearby breeder. They were really young so their ears drooped. My parents didn't care, but I did. At about 3 months old, I applied athletic tape to each ear, and I mean applied athletic tape. I completely splinted each ear top to bottom.
Of course the dogs didn't like it and continually tried to get it off...at first. I was determined and kept putting new splints on. Pretty soon, one of them actually seemed to like it and left it on all day. I continued this for about a month.
Results: My dog, Kodiak, had the most perfect pointy ears you ever saw. My sisters dog, Yukon, had the most perfect ear you ever saw. The other ear drooped halfway. He was pretty goofy looking, and I think it made him pretty goofy in the head because he had some pretty wierd habits, but hey I was 75% successful. I was only 12 or 13 years old at the time so I was proud of myself. (my dog was the one that eventually grew to like the taping, hence the success)
I concluded that you have to be very determined and the splinting has to be complete ear to be successful.
As I read this back it sounds pretty off-the-wall and I must have been a bored child, but if you've tried everything else, give it a go.
James
2007-07-09 10:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by James V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the vet's splint job isn't doing good.
The ears need a good 'splint' to hold the ears in place and then taped really well. And then left in that position for a little while so that the ear takes to being in that position.
If your current vet isn't doing a good job, take him to another vet. If the ears continue to droop, the cartilage in the ear will eventually stay that way...
2007-07-09 10:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by KarmaDub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How long did you post? Some vets recommend you post for two weeks, and other suggest up to eight weeks. In my experience, and postings less than eight weeks will result in droopy ears. Just keep re-posting even if it takes 12 weeks. Some Dobies ears are more droopy naturally and will take longer to accept the standing form.
2007-07-09 10:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by Shanna 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They may not have been cropped properly to begin with or they may not have been taped properly afterwards. If they are completely healed there isn't much you can aside from stabilizing them and retaping them to see if that will help train them to stand. It sounds like it was a bad crop though and you should ask the vet that did it for a partial refund....ask a dobbie breeder to look at them and what their opinion is or another vet for their opinion on the crop.
2007-07-09 10:32:35 · answer #5 · answered by sun_and_moon_1973 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah yes. Crop and drop. Common problem.
All kinds of things can cause this - cropping too late, weak cartilage, poor initial dressing, poor care etc.
And despite all the best care in the world etc. - ears will still drop.
You may have to live with this. Bummer.
That's why I don't advocate cropped ears.
2007-07-09 10:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take him to another vet, once cropped and posted they should stand up on their own unless they were not cropped properly. We had to take our dobie back to a different vet and have her ears re-cropped before they would stand up.
2007-07-09 10:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by Petra 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they won't stay up cuz that's how it works
2007-07-09 10:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by Meg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋