How old is too old to get a Doberman’s ears taped?
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I have a 9 month old Doberman whose ears are cropped, but not taped. I want to get them taped, but I’m afraid she’s too old, and I was just wondering if she is or not? Thanks!If the ears were cropped and haven’t been taped up until this point then they will not stand. The cartridge has already developed a "crease" from being flopped for the last 9 months, and this will prevent the ears from standing. She should have been cropped by 12 weeks and the ears posted (taped) as soon as the edges were healed and the stitches removed. Out of curiosity did you adopt/rescue a cropped and flopped dog or did you buy her cropped or get her cropped and just never bother posting? Should not hurt to tape them
call your vet and ask him if would do any good and what he thinks
some dogs, after the teething and get taped, the ears still do not stand
but its worth a try…a lot do well after being taped, at the age of 9mos, they may have to be taped awhile..
I don’t have Dobies, but have been around them in our dog club, I am gonna star it, DP on here the expert on Dobies and we some really good other ones also, but can’t remember who all has dobies
good luckIf the ears are not taped regularly during the pups teething stage, the likelihood that they stand is very minimal.
You can always give it a try, it certainly won’t hurt the dog. I have know great danes ears who have been taped until they are over a year old.Yep she is too old. Good thing too, cropped ears are terrible looking and that is a very cruel thing to do to your poor dog. What did he ever to to you to make you want to chop off a vital body part of his??whoa whoa whoa…. your waiting until now to start posting??????!
Should have been by 12 weeks or as soon as the edges were healed! Way too late… BUT, worth a try, I suppose….
Shame they were not posted sooner. should have just left them natural.I am not sure about a doberman but for a german shepherd if by 5 months their ears aren’t up you should tape them.
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