Often you can find a dog that does not stand ears. Of course, this is uncritical, you can not even pay attention to such a phenomenon, if you do not have an exhibition dog, which they are Chihuahuas. The owner of a promising dog, who did not pay attention to this kind of problem at the very beginning, may forget about the participation of his pet on the inserts. But for what reasons can the Chihuahua's ears not rise and how to correct this defect, we suggest to consider together below.
What period of ears begin to get up?
This breed of dog, like all others, is born with incompletely shaped ears. As a rule, they are quite tight to the head of the baby. Thus, the ear canal begins to open only after three weeks. In a month-old puppy, the cartilage in the ears begins to grow stronger, but due to weak muscles they still hang.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that in most cases, the ears of a chihuahua stand only for 90 days. Therefore, to panic ahead of time should not be.
The formation and raising of the ears is completed at the age of nine months. If you do not have time to correct this defect, then nothing can be done.
The reasons
One of the main causes of hanging ears is heredity. Choosing a partner, you should pay attention to the cartilage, if they are not strong enough, the probability of having such offspring is very high. Another cause of unwollen ears is maternal nursing during pregnancy. Lack of sufficient vitamins and minerals adversely affect future puppies.
Please note that if you are the owner of a long-haired Chihuahua, the main reason for not getting up ears is weighting wool. It is possible to solve everything by means of a hairstyle of the pet, namely the hair on the ears.
Important! Do not confuse temporal hangs with permanent ones.
At about four months of age, the puppy's teeth begin to change, as a result of which the minerals of the body are mostly sent there, and not to strengthen the cartilage.
The main reasons for the defect may be the following:
- stressful situations experienced by the puppy;
- food contains a small amount of calcium;
- lack of phosphorus, responsible for the formation of cartilage;
- large or too long ears of a dog;
- The puppy has an underdeveloped musculature.
Before you panic, you should identify the cause of dangling ears. As a rule, a problem arises on one of the above problems, which can be solved quite simply, if you pay attention to it in time.
What should be done?
There are such effective ways of setting the ears, such as:
- the presence of long hair means excess weight, which in turn prevents the ears from rising, if you cut off the excess, the problem will be solved;
- in the absence of dogs in the body necessary for the normal development of vitamins, it is desirable to contact a qualified veterinarian, he will prescribe a course of vitamins, after which everything will return to normal;
- It is useful to use food supplements that contain chondroitin and glucosamine, but you should not buy them without first consulting with a specialist;
- It is useful to enter into the diet braised, made on beef legs;
- Most people who experience this problem recommend giving drinking water with gelatin in a consistency of 5 grams per quarter liter of warm liquid;
- when changing teeth, it will be wise to use food supplements;
- can be great for holding massages; starting from the base and to the very tip, you need to perform circular movements with your fingers, which in turn will improve blood flow and strengthen the cartilage;
- stitching the lugs is not the best way, but it is the place to be, the skin in this case is stitched behind the auricle, whereby they are no longer falling due to the tension.
But there is a significant drawback that completely crosses this method - the dog immediately becomes unsuitable for exhibitions due to the presence of scars on the head, besides the puppy will suffer greatly from painful sensations, which negatively affect the behavior of the pet.
Particular attention should be paid to the method with gluing. In this case, the puppy's ears are fixed in a given, correct position with proper construction, after which the dog must walk for several days. This is by right the most gentle method for the pet. We propose to consider the method of implementing this method in more detail.
- It is necessary to clean the inside of the ear with a cotton pad moistened with alcohol beforehand. Do not climb too deep, just wipe the visible part and allow the treated area to dry.
- The next step is cutting with a plastic strip of about 7–10 mm, after which you should level the piece with the ear and give it a round shape like an ice cream stick. It is also important that the plastic is less than the length of the ear.
- After that you should glue the strip with a patch. It is worth noting that its width should extend beyond the plastic with absolutely any width. This design is glued to the fabric side of the adhesive plaster, after which it is cut to the required size, and the corners are rounded using the above method. You should have two frames.
- Already finished designs must be glued to the ears. Care should be taken to avoid wrinkles or creases, as this is fraught with defects.
With such a frame, the puppy should stay for at least five days, and better all seven, then it is removed so that the ears can rest. If there is no effect, you need to glue it again in a week.
Please note that sometimes the procedure is required up to the age of eight months.
As a rule, puppies raise their ears in the second or third month. But sometimes there may be problems associated with weakness of cartilage or muscle tissue. For best results, experts advise not to limit one method, but combine several. By law, the most effective way recognized gluing, which in turn is ideally combined with massage, as well as the introduction of vitamins in the diet, responsible for strengthening cartilage. This combination will help put the ears.
On how to put the ears of a Chihuahua puppy, you can see in the next video.
