pinning a dogs ears up?........how??

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:05 pm

my lab has had cronic ear infections for over a year..she is now on antibiotics and steroids and two different drops for her ears..The vet told me to pulled her ears up and allow air to get into them..howthe heck are you supposed to do that? she weighs almost two hundred pounds..i tried string..a rubberband..and hair band.. i tried rollingthemup and securing them with big hair clips..she was cute ..everything we did..she just shook off..soooooooooooo i got the brite idea to super glue her ears up and together...that worked..she now has the bunny look....but at least they are up...has anybody else got any better ideas for this?:p

JacksDad · Post by **JacksDad** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:21 pm

As long as you've tried everything else.

Why the hell not?

Wonder what Lon would do?

:-3

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:47 pm

This is all I could find for now:

link

Lots of sites say to pin them up but none seem to say how to do that.

How long is/was the hair on the outside of his ears?

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:51 pm

long enough they stuck together...

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:42 pm

Thank you for this comic relief.

I think a few people are trying to shake distressing images of your dog from their heads though. :wah:

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:53 pm

OMG! What'd you do to that poor dog???? :wah:

I have plastic clips that would do the job... if you've got something stretchy like wide bandage wrap or any fabric that can be secure and won't slip... I'd cut out openings for the ears... just the ear opening not the entire ear and fasten it with a safety pin or something. You could even use duct tape over the fabric... another thing is those "lampshades" they use... then just light tape the ears up.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:55 pm

G-man;723538 wrote: OMG! What'd you do to that poor dog???? :wah:

I have plastic clips that would do the job... if you've got something stretchy like wide bandage wrap or any fabric that can be secure and won't slip... I'd cut out openings for the ears... just the ear opening not the entire ear and fasten it with a safety pin or something. You could even use duct tape over the fabric... another thing is those "lampshades" they use... then just light tape the ears up.

now he tells me....

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:08 pm

Well, I hope she doesn't mind lookin' like a bunny for awhile... :wah:

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:25 am

You superglued your dogs ears together!

drumbunny1 · Post by **drumbunny1** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:30 am

Maybe you could use like an ace bandage and wrap it around her neck/head then cut out some holes so her ears can breathe...might sound like work but hey!!! Atleast its not superglue!:p

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:03 am

some of those natural remedies sounded good but you have to be careful mixing them with prescriptions. The vinegar rinse sounds safe but I don't know what the eardrops are that you used already so you should talk to your vet about anything you might try.

Whether or not you tell them about the superglue is up to you

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:44 am

long or short haired long hair tie a piece off cotton to a few of the hairs on ear other end to a few hairs on other ear done

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:44 am

What about velcro ?

You could attach a small piece of velcro to the outside of each ear and the top of the head on both sides. Then when you need to you can just flip them down.

The velcro has an adhesive side that should stick to hair pretty good.

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:49 am

Nomad;723662 wrote: What about velcro ?

You could attach a small piece of velcro to the outside of each ear and the top of the head on both sides. Then when you need to you can just flip them down.

The velcro has an adhesive side that should stick to hair pretty good.

staple gun

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:54 am

el guapo;723666 wrote: staple gun

Im so stupid. Of course. I did just wake up though.

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:02 am

Nomad;723669 wrote: Im so stupid. Of course. I did just wake up though.

spray glue

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:29 am

el guapo;723674 wrote: spray glue

Roofing nails ?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:31 am

Nomad;723687 wrote: Roofing nails ?

Cute story...I had some friends that were going on vacation in Ecuador and they asked me to house sit. Eddie, the youngest put a box of roofing nails under the sheets in the bed Id be sleeping in.

He actually took the time to make sure all the points were facing up.

That Eddie ! :-4

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:36 am

hey..the vet said i did fine..that he had considered stitching them together..but he knew i would not havewent forthat..he actually thought i came up with a goodidea...yall have toknow how big this dog is and how strong..she can shake her head and remove everything else we tried...

and he said after she gets her ear infection undercontrol to start putting a combination of vinergar and alchohol in her ears...but that will be later...

Happy thanksgiving!!!:-6

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:49 am

Super glue was a great idea. You can just cut the hair that is holding them together when her ears are better. Labs are know for ear infections the vinegar and alchol works great. Happy Thanksgiving Guppy..

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:28 am

guppy;723508 wrote: my lab has had cronic ear infections for over a year..she is now on antibiotics and steroids and two different drops for her ears..The vet told me to pulled her ears up and allow air to get into them..howthe heck are you supposed to do that? she weighs almost two hundred pounds..i tried string..a rubberband..and hair band.. i tried rollingthemup and securing them with big hair clips..she was cute ..everything we did..she just shook off..soooooooooooo i got the brite idea to super glue her ears up and together...that worked..she now has the bunny look....but at least they are up...has anybody else got any better ideas for this?:p

You really need to post a pick of your bunnydog. :wah:

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:44 pm

My concern is the CAUSE of the ear infections... didn't your vet give you

ANY advice on prevention?

Look to diet. Cut out as much known triggers as you possibly can.

A biggie is corn.

If it were me, I'd probably go to Innova Evo, it has the very least

stuff in it. I'd do the changeover slowly though so you don't create

another problem of diarrhea in the dog.

If you don't want to do the Evo, Natural Balance makes a Duck and

Potato formula and also a sweet potato and venison formula.

All the stuff you're putting in those ears can eventually cause hearing

loss.http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... icleid=519

At almost 200 pounds, your lab sounds overweight, although it is difficult to

tell. But if you can't easily feel the ribs and your lab doesn't have a

"waist" I'd cut back on the calories. That's an even bigger health

problem than those ears.

JillAgain · Post by **JillAgain** » Sat May 25, 2013 2:09 pm

6 years later, do you still have a dog? And how's that superglue working out for you?

WonderLight · Post by **WonderLight** » Thu May 30, 2013 3:42 am

Maybe you could use something like ACE bandages, clad in her neck / head, then cut out some of the holes, so her ears can breathe ...... sounds like work, but hey! At least it's not superglue

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 30, 2013 9:29 am

Sigh... It's very simple how to pin a dogs ears back...

A simple hair net