I have a 12 week old german...

Question
I have a 12 week old german sheperd and her ears
are floppy. How long does it take for them to stand up straight?

Answer
JESSIE,

IT CAN TAKE TO SEVEN MONTHS OF AGE, I HAVE A FEMALE THAT WILL BE A YEAR OLD OCEANA THAT STILL FLOPS, SHE HAS SOFT EARS THAT ARE UP ONE WEEK GOOD AND FLOPPING ANOTHER. IT IS A GENETIC PROBLEM AT THIS AGE AND I SHOULD GO BACK ON THE BREEDER, BUT I DEAL WITH IT, SHE DID HAVE A BAD EAR INFECTION SO THEY ARE BACK UP AFTER TREATING THIS WITH CLEANING THE EAR OUT DAILY WITH COTTON BALL DIPPED IN ACHOLOL AND THEN DIGGING WITH DRY CLOTH TO REMOVE DIRT PARTICLES.   DID THIS FOR A WEEK AND HER EARS HAVE BEEN UP REAL GOOD.
CHECK THE EARS WITH A LIGHT DOWN INTO THEM FOR IT MIGHT BE AN INFECTION LEFT GO THE EARS SHOULD BE CLEANED WEEKLY.  JUST AN EAR WASH FROM WAL MARTS OR PETCO AND DROP SOME DROPS LET THE DOG SHAKE ITS HEAD, THEN DIG AND DRY.

AT THIS AGE OF 4 MOS THE BLOOD SUPPLY LEAVES THE EARS TO GO TO THE MOUTH WHILE REPLACING THE MILK TEETH WITH THE K-9 TEETH SO I WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED YET, THIS IS VERY YOUNG, DO NOT RUB THE EARS OR LET ANYBODY PET ITS HEAD OVER THE EARS FOR A YEAR OLD.

KIND REGARDS
PATT
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