Have you ever glued your dog's ears up?

[pscot]

This dog, his name is Ace,



has had chronic ear troubles. My daughter the dog expert suggested we super-glue his ears to the top of his head temporarily, so they can dry out. This seems like a very strange idea. Ace is not big on innovation, and I know he won't like it. The question is, will it work?

[XemaSab]

1. Are they long enough

that you can tie them with a bow? :shrug:

[pscot]

2. They're long

but not that long. I suppose we could starch them, but he'd probably rise off the ground in a strong breeze.

[whistler162]

9. Then you could throw them over his shoulder

just like a continental soldier.

[Kali]

3. is he on good quality food?

gotta put in my mandatory "most pet ear, eye, and skin problems are really food allergies"

feed the absolute best food you can afford (or prepare your own) and you will be able to afford it because of lower vet bills

gluing ears will work and Ace will get used to it. I would use water soluble fabric glue or breathable medical tape instead of super glue. clean gently with cotton balls and alcohol, then a swish of olive oil.

[pscot]

6. We can experiment with diet

Maybe hamburger and brown rice for a couple of weeks. The tape lasted less than 30 seconds. We may have to resort to superglue. If we keep it off his skin it should be ok. There's lots of hair to work with.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. omg

seems cruel

[Demoiselle]

5. Ah, yes, the UpSwept EarDo.

Sounds like an opportunity for a patented gizmo of some kind. A soft elastic doggie sweatband/hoodie of some sort that slips around the throat, holds the ears back and anchors on the dog's collar in the back...anybody out there feel inventive? Maybe I'll give it a shot..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I once saw a Great Dane with his ears taped up

so they would stand up straight instead of lop over. Seemed kind of strange to me.

[TorchTheWitch]

15. He probably just had the ear chop surgery

They tape their ears like that after the surgery. Great Danes have naturally floppy ears.

I don't like surgically "enhancing" the appearance of a dog like that. Dogs need their tails for proper balance (it acts like a rudder), and a floppy eared dog needs to have the flop to protect the inside of them because they don't have the protective inner fur that dogs with natural stand up ears have and won't grow it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. what about a blow dryer --

:shrug:

[marzipanni]

10. Poor Ace, I commiserate...

I have an itchy ear, and I'm ordering this stuff- really made for pets, but humans have used it successfully for itchy ears, too. Our dear old dog had an ear she stuck her back foot in all the time to dig at it. Nothing I tried seemed to help, but this stuff wasn't around then.
The reviews are excellent- I hope you can get it, and it works for Ace.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025YMTH6/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0025YOJXS&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0FPVSE8MSGNZ1Q6N3XJM

[warrior1]

11. if they're long enough

why not just open the flap so it shows the pink inside. Like this.

[marzipanni]

12. LOL- I think you meant to reply to the OP.

If dogs ears are flipped back they shake or paw at them to get them back in normal position. My ear gets 'aired' almost all the time, but does itch more if I hold the phone up to it too long, kind of like having an ear flap covering it.

[rurallib]

13. We had a dog with that problem once

as a kind of a joke I put some vagisil in his ear. Son of a bitch it worked. After several trips to the vet and all.
(don't ask what gave me the idea.)

[Maine-ah]

16. it was a yeast infection would be my guess

our choco lab (rip) got them all the time. We had to clean her ears a couple of times a week, especially in the summer. :hi:

[TorchTheWitch]

14. Akita ears stand up on their own

Actually, I never had a dog that didn't have natural stand up ears even when I was a kid. Sometimes when they're really sleepy they're ears sag out sideways so they look like a hairy airplane.

[kick-ass-bob]

17. What the hell? I have a beagle and my vet

gave us medicine to get rid of the yeast infection, which is probably what is going on. It happens a lot with long eared dogs.