Back from the Vet

[Helly]

Jasper needed his shots...vet said that at 3 months if his ears are not up they won't ever come up and I can try taping but it won't do any good. She said his ears are too heavy and the cartilage isn't strong enough. She did recommond using tampons and masking tape.

I really don't know what to think now. This goes against everything I've read here.

[Lilie]

Have the ears come up at all?

[Helly]

The base of the ears are up, he looks like the flying nun

[crisp]

Has he finished teething? Some pup's ears don't stand until 4 - 5 months, after they finished teething.

[Elaine]

Three months is still very early. My current dog's ears didn't come up until five months while some of his litter mates' ears were up well before eight weeks. I wouldn't even consider messing with the ears until five months.

[ken k]

Heidi had one floppy ear at 4 months, so rather than tapeing and all that i decided to massage that ear a couple times a day, she loved it and it finialy stood up after a couple weeks, now she has 2 nice satellite dish`s

[Whiteshepherds]

I think he still has time too. Both of my dogs went through that flying nun look, our female still does when she's tired. I wouldn't worry too much, I bet they pop up when he's done teething.

[Lilie]

Hondo's didn't stand till he was 9 months old. He never went through the tepee look and rarely did both stand at the same time. One would come up and the other would flop, then they'd switch places. Most of the time they were both down like a lab's ears.

I did try different things with them, but nothing stayed on for longer than a week. Even now at 11 months, one will flop every so often. I can tell when he has a tummy ache by the floppiness of his ear.

[Helly]

see that's the thing. I had really backed off worrying about the ears because he is only three months old. Then the vet just volunteered that they would never come up.

She also said he should be neutered immediately. At three months????

[LaRen616]

Originally Posted by Helly

see that's the thing. I had really backed off worrying about the ears because he is only three months old. Then the vet just volunteered that they would never come up.

She also said he should be neutered immediately. At three months????

No way! They should be at least 6 months old before they are neutered/spayed.

I got my boy Sinister neutered at 15 months old.

My boy Rogue is 17 months old and he will be getting neutered next month.

I would wait until he/she is physically mature before neutering/spaying.