When do chihuahuas get ears and how to put them?

Often you can find a dog who does not have ears. Of course, this is uncritical, you can even not pay attention to such a phenomenon if you do not have a show dog, which are the Chihuahua. The owner of a promising dog, who did not pay attention to this kind of problem at the very beginning, can forget about the participation of his pet in the inserts. But for what reasons a Chihuahua’s ears may not go up and how to fix this defect, we suggest that you consider together below.

This breed of dog, like all others, is born with incomplete ears. As a rule, they are pretty close to the baby’s head. Thus, the ear canal begins to open only after three weeks. In a month-old puppy, the cartilages in the ears begin to grow stronger, but due to weak muscles they still hang.

The formation and raising of the ears ends at the age of nine months. If you do not have time to fix this defect, then there is nothing to be done.

One of the main causes of hanging ears is heredity. When choosing a partner, you should pay attention to the cartilage, if they are not strong enough, the likelihood of having such offspring is very high. Another cause of ears improper feeding of the mother during pregnancy. The lack of sufficient vitamins and minerals negatively affects future puppies.

At about the age of four months, the puppy's teeth begin to change, as a result of which the body's minerals are mostly sent to that place, and not to strengthen the cartilage.

Other main causes of 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 dog ears;
• the puppy has underdeveloped muscles.

Before you panic, you should identify the cause of hanging ears. Typically, a problem arises from one of the above problems, which can be solved quite simply, if you pay attention to it in time.

There are such effective methods of setting ears, such as:

• the presence of long hair means excess weight, which in turn prevents the ears from lifting, if you cut off the excess, the problem will be solved;
• in the absence of a dog in the body of vitamins necessary for the normal development, it is advisable to consult a qualified veterinarian, he will prescribe a course of vitamins, after which everything will return to normal;
• it will be useful to use food additives that contain chondroitin and glucosamine, but should not be purchased without prior consultation with a specialist;
• it is useful to introduce jellied meat made on beef legs into the diet;
• most people who have encountered a similar problem advise 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 top dressing;
• can perfectly help with massages; starting from the base to the very tip, you need to perform circular movements with your fingers, which in turn will improve blood flow and strengthen cartilage;
• Hemming the ears is not the best way, but there is a place to be, the skin in this case is sutured behind the auricle, whereby they no longer fall due to tension.

I would like to pay special attention to the gluing method. In this case, the puppy's ears are fixed in a predetermined, correct position with proper construction, after which the dog should walk for several days. This is rightfully the most sparing method for a pet. We propose to consider a method for implementing this method in more detail.

• It is necessary to clean the inside of the ear with a cotton pad moistened with alcohol in advance. Do not climb too deep, just wipe the visible part and let the treated area dry.

• The next step is to cut off a plastic strip of about 7-10 mm, after which you should align the piece with the ear and give its corners 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, glue the strip with a patch. It is worth paying attention that its width should go beyond the plastic absolutely from any width. This design is glued to the fabric side of the adhesive patch, after which it is cut to the required size, and the corners are rounded according to the method described above. You should get two frames.

• Ready-made structures must be glued to the ears. Care must be taken to prevent creases or creases, as this is fraught with defects.

With such a frame, the puppy should stay for at least five days, and preferably seven, then it is removed so that the ears can rest. If there is no effect, after a week it is necessary to glue it again.

As a rule, puppies raise their ears in the second or third month. But sometimes there may be problems associated with the weakness of cartilage or muscle tissue. For a better result, experts advise not to be limited to one method, but to combine several. By right, the method of gluing is recognized as the most effective, 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 to put your ears.

You can watch the next video on how to put ears of a Chihuahua puppy correctly.