Please take a look at my pictures and tell me your opinion

julie87 · 11-16-2012, 04:23 AM

Arexa is now almost 7 months old and I am really beginning to panic, seems like her ears are getting worse instead of better

her most current photo shows like ears almost gave up. On picture where she is 5 moths old her ears would be like that every time in the car while driving, now not even that. Sometimes she will pick them up and they will be criss-cross, but mostly floppy. I have tryed taping 2 weeks ago for a few days it helped a little but as soon as the tape came off so did her ears

I have tried tender mender glue for a few days got worse results than after tape. Today I put some breath strips in her ears with tender mender glue, I just don't know what to do anymore I hope I am just worried for nothing, she is my first GSD and I don't have much experience. It very important that her ears are up! Please tell me what I should do I am thinking of taking her to a professional to tape ears...

julie87 · 11-16-2012, 04:25 AM

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julie87 · 11-16-2012, 04:31 AM

I give her cottage cheese for extra calcium, she has lots of chew toys/bones and she is almost done teething.

fuzzybunny · 11-16-2012, 08:26 AM

I'm no expert in this but I would think you'd need to keep them glued for longer than a few days. Any thread I've read about gluing/taping, I believe it was a few weeks.

carmspack · 11-16-2012, 10:09 AM

why does the dog have a shaved area on his right forearm?
whatever is going on may be a stress response .
also what are you feeding ? thought I saw red yellow and green kibble (if so that can't be good) -- and the dog does not appear to have any muscle , seems to look like he is missing energy and animation , a little less as each month goes by .

let's see if nutrition will help.

vicky2200 · 11-16-2012, 01:05 PM

Personally, I would leave the ears alone and let them do whatever they want to do. If your dog is healthy, I wouldn't be concerned about the ears.

vickip9 · 11-16-2012, 01:09 PM

Try giving the puppy bones and things to chew on. Chewing will help build up the muscles/tendons that support the ears. You can also try taping/glueing at the same time, but for longer.

11-16-2012, 04:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
julie87 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 702	Please take a look at my pictures and tell me your opinion Arexa is now almost 7 months old and I am really beginning to panic, seems like her ears are getting worse instead of better her most current photo shows like ears almost gave up. On picture where she is 5 moths old her ears would be like that every time in the car while driving, now not even that. Sometimes she will pick them up and they will be criss-cross, but mostly floppy. I have tryed taping 2 weeks ago for a few days it helped a little but as soon as the tape came off so did her ears I have tried tender mender glue for a few days got worse results than after tape. Today I put some breath strips in her ears with tender mender glue, I just don't know what to do anymore I hope I am just worried for nothing, she is my first GSD and I don't have much experience. It very important that her ears are up! Please tell me what I should do I am thinking of taking her to a professional to tape ears...

11-16-2012, 04:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
julie87 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 702	I give her cottage cheese for extra calcium, she has lots of chew toys/bones and she is almost done teething. Last edited by julie87; 11-16-2012 at 04:35 AM.

11-16-2012, 08:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
fuzzybunny Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,350	I'm no expert in this but I would think you'd need to keep them glued for longer than a few days. Any thread I've read about gluing/taping, I believe it was a few weeks. __________________ Carolyn Jazz, Shiloh Shepherd, 3 yrs old, CGC HIC Bunny, GSD X, 6 years old

11-16-2012, 01:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
vicky2200 Master Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 723	Personally, I would leave the ears alone and let them do whatever they want to do. If your dog is healthy, I wouldn't be concerned about the ears. __________________ Dakota GSD mix- 8yrs old Ditto GSD- 4yrs old Daisy Alaskan Husky- 3yrs old Weegee Toy Poodle- 1yr old

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carmspack Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 5,526	why does the dog have a shaved area on his right forearm? whatever is going on may be a stress response . also what are you feeding ? thought I saw red yellow and green kibble (if so that can't be good) -- and the dog does not appear to have any muscle , seems to look like he is missing energy and animation , a little less as each month goes by . let's see if nutrition will help.

11-16-2012, 01:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
vickip9 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 151	Try giving the puppy bones and things to chew on. Chewing will help build up the muscles/tendons that support the ears. You can also try taping/glueing at the same time, but for longer.

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