joeknowsbest
Novitiate
Hey all, so I hate to be that guy beating a dead horse as i'm sure these questions have been asked 100 times.
But I recently got my first Doberman "Senna" (European/American Mix, 15 Weeks old now)
This is my first time dealing with cropped ears and the whole posting thing.
Her crop (I was told by the breeder) is somewhere between a medium and show crop.
So I have 2 main questions (Naturally she's like my child already so overly protective and worried i'm sure!)
1. I removed her posts (from the breeder) for the first time Sunday, to find a couple little scabs and a small sore in her inner ear. The sore has since healed up, however the tips of each ear are still scabbed up. So i've been trying to tape (Backer rod method) up to the tip and leave just the tip of the ear out to heal up and breath. However I notice the tips are ever so slightly curling outward from the post.
Should I worry about this, or just give her a few more days to heal up and then wrap a little higher?
2. While i'm getting better, no matter what I do she shakes like hell and manages to get a post out every 24 hours or so. I'm currently using paper tape, I purchased J&J Zonas Porus tape, but found it doesn't hold at all. The J&J paper tape holds, but I feel like i'm putting too much tape on. I see posts where people use 1-2 pieces of tape, but when I post her if I don't cover majority of the ear the post is out in minutes. Does this look correct, or any recommendations to try to keep the posts in for more than a day at a time?
I ordered Torbot adhesive and unisolve to try to use that and maybe not have to rely on the tape as much.
Also do you think she needs a bridge? She's gone through 3-4 posts with the breeder with a bridge. When I add a bridge she seems to be able to get them out ever easier! She seems to be able to hold them straight up and down when alert without the bridge, otherwise they rest at a 10/2 or maybe a little lower.
Again sorry for the long post and probably being all over the place (Haven't slept much this first week). But any advice is appreciated!
My local vets checked out her ears for me, but unfortunately none of them will post for me stating its inhumane... my vet actually told me "Her ears seem to stand as is now, so why even put them back up"...
But I recently got my first Doberman "Senna" (European/American Mix, 15 Weeks old now)
This is my first time dealing with cropped ears and the whole posting thing.
Her crop (I was told by the breeder) is somewhere between a medium and show crop.
So I have 2 main questions (Naturally she's like my child already so overly protective and worried i'm sure!)
1. I removed her posts (from the breeder) for the first time Sunday, to find a couple little scabs and a small sore in her inner ear. The sore has since healed up, however the tips of each ear are still scabbed up. So i've been trying to tape (Backer rod method) up to the tip and leave just the tip of the ear out to heal up and breath. However I notice the tips are ever so slightly curling outward from the post.
Should I worry about this, or just give her a few more days to heal up and then wrap a little higher?
2. While i'm getting better, no matter what I do she shakes like hell and manages to get a post out every 24 hours or so. I'm currently using paper tape, I purchased J&J Zonas Porus tape, but found it doesn't hold at all. The J&J paper tape holds, but I feel like i'm putting too much tape on. I see posts where people use 1-2 pieces of tape, but when I post her if I don't cover majority of the ear the post is out in minutes. Does this look correct, or any recommendations to try to keep the posts in for more than a day at a time?
I ordered Torbot adhesive and unisolve to try to use that and maybe not have to rely on the tape as much.
Also do you think she needs a bridge? She's gone through 3-4 posts with the breeder with a bridge. When I add a bridge she seems to be able to get them out ever easier! She seems to be able to hold them straight up and down when alert without the bridge, otherwise they rest at a 10/2 or maybe a little lower.
Again sorry for the long post and probably being all over the place (Haven't slept much this first week). But any advice is appreciated!
My local vets checked out her ears for me, but unfortunately none of them will post for me stating its inhumane... my vet actually told me "Her ears seem to stand as is now, so why even put them back up"...