5 months old ears - Page 1

Here is Urie A.K.A Kharma
What do you think about her ears? Should I be worried? Both of her ears have been up and down.Her left ear has been up for about a week now but the right one still up and down mostly down.
She is a big girl for her age (thick bones) I guess i'm really not that worried at this point but would like some input.Here are a couple of pictures of her first 2 are from about 2 weeks ago.

Oh and the 2 bottom picture were just taken yesterday.
Steve

Its not at all unusual for them to be 'up & down' at around
4 & 5 months old;  she may well still be teething, that often
affects their ability to keep their ears up.   Given that they
both have been up nicely (top pic), they probably should
both stay up eventually.

I fear if they don't both come up, you will be stuck with one
ear up and one down;  which a lot of people think is very
endearing !  She almost definitely won't have both of them
'soft', going by the pix.

Will most likely be ok;   but you should prepare yourself in
case you are disappointed .... I won't advise trying to artificially
raise the ears, though probably some posters will.
I dont think its always very effective;  but in her case I'm guess-
ing its unnecessary.

What are your plans for her ?

zigzag,

I would sugest you to see your Vet.
Hundmutter is right, there is a possability of her still teething, but also could be anything else.

I would see a Vet and check for any sort of infection. also check if ears / ear are dark pink / red colour, if yes, it is a defently an infection.
I had some bad experience with one of my dogs before. Great dog, great pedigree, but unfortunatly his ear went down at 9 month old.
we still adore him, he is our great pet!

also, possability of genetics, maybe sir or dam in their lines has had produced with weak ears. do research

so if you concern, just see your vet.

good luck

I look for creases in the ear leather (where the ear is actually bending) and will massage the ear to get good blood flow. It may sound stupid but It works for me. Sometimes though ear leather is really heavy and with genetics sometimes the ears just wont stay up.

Barb

This puppy has developed a crease where the fold is.
Shave the ear in this area and glue a triangle shaped wedge over it to support it for a few weeks.
Once the wedge falls out the problem should be gone.

Moleskin

 
Latex Glue

Love those pics!

SitasMom, you are doing a disservice to the breed advising people start gluing their dogs ears. Shame. You must be a conformation person.

If the ears have both been up for a period of time and now the dog is teething, they should come up again. If not, you've got a nice pet regardless. You could try giving big raw meaty bones also.

Sorry but I do not agree Darka....it's not optimal but it IS an option. It isn't like she is suggested surgery. Any future showing, if this applys, would be over if the ears do not stand.

Barb

If this is a puppy just for a companion/pet and will not be used for breeding.........why not try to get the ears to stand up?

I would never use a soft eared dog for breeding..My puppies are sold with limited registration until they have a title and hips/elbow certified at 2 years.
If a puppy of mine has soft ear problems (which hasn't been an issue), I will not convert to full registration.