My 13 week old Yorkie ears flopped today - YorkieTalk.com Forums

eauxbehv · 06-13-2009, 05:30 PM

Her ears have been perfect since we got her 2 weeks ago and today when she woke up FLOP

. I have heard of taping them up, which I have never done. Our other yorkies have never had this problem..

joeyandtanksmom · 06-13-2009, 05:38 PM

My little Tank's ears sometimes flop over when he's tired...I'm not sure if there's a relation between being sleeping and the ears flopping, but they stick up all other times. I think it's adorable, so I never worried about taping ears. With Joey, I didn't even know about taping ears (yes, I bought him being quite naive to Yorkies), but his ears stood up from about 17 weeks on. If you really care about the ears, you could tape them, but if it were me, I wouldn't.

eauxbehv · 06-13-2009, 05:42 PM

Its not important just funny. My other Yorkies stood up all the time. I will still love her with upright or floppy little ears.

Thanks

cj125 · 06-13-2009, 05:43 PM

She's probably teething and they can flop during that time. Were her ears tips shave when you got her? If you don't keep them trimmed the hair can weigh them down. I would keep an eye on her and if they are trimmed and you want them to stand up there is a site that has very good instructions on how to tape them. I'll see if I can find it.

Tae1107 · 06-13-2009, 06:01 PM

All of my guys ears flopped when they were teething but went back up once they were done teething..... I would make sure the tips are shaved....

eauxbehv · 06-15-2009, 12:50 PM

Thank you. When I got her the breeder had been taping her ears. I will look for the site regarding tipping of the years. She is very hairy

Leigh22 · 06-15-2009, 12:56 PM

My late fourteen-year-old Yorkie, Buttons, wouldn't hold his ears up on a regular basis. If he got excited he would hold one up, sometimes both. The vet said it was because he was just lazy. So she might just be having an off couple of days and might return to holding them up. My advice would be to just wait and see.

jlepolifka · 06-15-2009, 01:11 PM

Bears ears flopped around the same time. The vet said it was because of teething, the process robs the body of essential nutrients like calcium during this process and concentrates the nutrients on the teething process thus making your yorkie's ears flop. They should bounce back no problem.

rebeccag · 06-15-2009, 01:13 PM

Jonah had one up and one down, then both down, one up and now both are up...hahahaha! Tape, shave and pray...

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capt_noonie · 06-15-2009, 01:21 PM

Uni's were down when I got her, then one up, then back down, then both up. I didn't have to tape them at all. If you shave the tips most likely they'll pop back up.

Sandysbabies · 06-15-2009, 01:52 PM

Dudley's goes back and forth too. When we got him Sunday a week ago they were standing up. Now, both are down. He has the short muzzle and little teddy bear look and if they want to flop I'm just going to let them flop. I thought about tapeing them and the breeder said they would stand after he gets through teething. With his little face, he would be cute flopped or standing. Kayla has enough ears for both of them. Hers never flopped.

mom of sammy · 06-15-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eauxbehv

Her ears have been perfect since we got her 2 weeks ago and today when she woke up FLOP

. I have heard of taping them up, which I have never done. Our other yorkies have never had this problem..

sammy's left ear flopped for about 2 weeks while the right one was up. he looked so funny. then one morning his ear was up again and it has been since. i hope her ears pop up again for you.

06-13-2009, 05:30 PM	#1
eauxbehv Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 173	My 13 week old Yorkie ears flopped today Her ears have been perfect since we got her 2 weeks ago and today when she woke up FLOP . I have heard of taping them up, which I have never done. Our other yorkies have never had this problem.. __________________ Mommie to Sebastian Cindi Lu Lu RIP my Lil' Sweet Pea Feb 27, '05-Apr 13, '09

06-13-2009, 05:38 PM	#2
joeyandtanksmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kuna,ID,USA Posts: 557	re: floppy ears My little Tank's ears sometimes flop over when he's tired...I'm not sure if there's a relation between being sleeping and the ears flopping, but they stick up all other times. I think it's adorable, so I never worried about taping ears. With Joey, I didn't even know about taping ears (yes, I bought him being quite naive to Yorkies), but his ears stood up from about 17 weeks on. If you really care about the ears, you could tape them, but if it were me, I wouldn't. __________________ Sandy: Joey & Tank's Mom Jackson Ryan

06-13-2009, 05:42 PM	#3
eauxbehv Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 173	Its not important just funny. My other Yorkies stood up all the time. I will still love her with upright or floppy little ears. Thanks __________________ Mommie to Sebastian Cindi Lu Lu RIP my Lil' Sweet Pea Feb 27, '05-Apr 13, '09

06-13-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
cj125 Mia, Max and Moe's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 4,403	She's probably teething and they can flop during that time. Were her ears tips shave when you got her? If you don't keep them trimmed the hair can weigh them down. I would keep an eye on her and if they are trimmed and you want them to stand up there is a site that has very good instructions on how to tape them. I'll see if I can find it. __________________ *Connie* Mia Max Moe

06-13-2009, 06:01 PM	#5
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	All of my guys ears flopped when they were teething but went back up once they were done teething..... I would make sure the tips are shaved.... __________________ Kerrianne

06-15-2009, 12:50 PM	#6
eauxbehv Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 173	Thank you. When I got her the breeder had been taping her ears. I will look for the site regarding tipping of the years. She is very hairy __________________ Mommie to Sebastian Cindi Lu Lu RIP my Lil' Sweet Pea Feb 27, '05-Apr 13, '09

06-15-2009, 12:56 PM	#7
Leigh22 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 124	My late fourteen-year-old Yorkie, Buttons, wouldn't hold his ears up on a regular basis. If he got excited he would hold one up, sometimes both. The vet said it was because he was just lazy. So she might just be having an off couple of days and might return to holding them up. My advice would be to just wait and see.

06-15-2009, 01:11 PM	#8
jlepolifka Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Des Plaines, IL, USA Posts: 81	Bears ears flopped around the same time. The vet said it was because of teething, the process robs the body of essential nutrients like calcium during this process and concentrates the nutrients on the teething process thus making your yorkie's ears flop. They should bounce back no problem. __________________ Bear's Mommy

06-15-2009, 01:13 PM	#9
rebeccag Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,183 Blog Entries: 2	I've seen it all... Jonah had one up and one down, then both down, one up and now both are up...hahahaha! Tape, shave and pray...... __________________ I'm hoping God helps me be the person my dogs think I am.... Rebecca , Jonah & Ksena

06-15-2009, 01:21 PM	#10
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Uni's were down when I got her, then one up, then back down, then both up. I didn't have to tape them at all. If you shave the tips most likely they'll pop back up. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

06-15-2009, 01:52 PM	#11
Sandysbabies YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,234	Dudley's goes back and forth too. When we got him Sunday a week ago they were standing up. Now, both are down. He has the short muzzle and little teddy bear look and if they want to flop I'm just going to let them flop. I thought about tapeing them and the breeder said they would stand after he gets through teething. With his little face, he would be cute flopped or standing. Kayla has enough ears for both of them. Hers never flopped.