11 week puppy and gluing ears?

[melbell]

Melbell,

Thanks for the information - yes I did see that referenced on Speed-Sew's website and I am glad you confirmed that.

Since you're in NC, wanna glue her ears for me?

Ed

haha depends, are you by the beach or inner... if inner, I'll pass . I will let you know though, I couldn't find liquid stitch at my walmart... sooo I got tear mender on amazon tonight.. though.. I don't have my puppy yet so I'm still good

 

[eyost]

haha depends, are you by the beach or inner... if inner, I'll pass . I will let you know though, I couldn't find liquid stitch at my walmart... sooo I got tear mender on amazon tonight.. though.. I don't have my puppy yet so I'm still good

Yeah, I struck out finding liquid stitch as well. I'm in central NC so today has been wayyyyy cold with my fur baby's first snow. Offer still stands though.

Looks like I will be placing an order online since I can't find anything locally. I just hope I glue it right. I understand fur on fur, so it sounds like the fur at the top of the head should be glued slightly over the fur on the ear?

 

[eyost]

The glue for the bridge is to make the ears stand on top of the dog's head instead of the side. ]

Melbell,

Excuse me for asking a stupid question, but with the bridge it seems like the ears have to be pushed a fair amount to meet each other in the middle of the head. I assume this is normal?

Thanks again,

Ed

 

[melbell]

Yeah, I struck out finding liquid stitch as well. I'm in central NC so today has been wayyyyy cold with my fur baby's first snow. Offer still stands though.

Looks like I will be placing an order online since I can't find anything locally. I just hope I glue it right. I understand fur on fur, so it sounds like the fur at the top of the head should be glued slightly over the fur on the ear?

LOL my pup is coming from Pennsylvania so he'll be used to the cold hopefully. And that is correct. it's the very tip of the ear to the hair right below the ear canal. I can demonstrate with my older female tonight and post pics, but her's won't be glued of course.

 

[melbell]

Melbell,

Excuse me for asking a stupid question, but with the bridge it seems like the ears have to be pushed a fair amount to meet each other in the middle of the head. I assume this is normal?

Thanks again,

Ed

The bridge should put the ears on top of the head, where there is one right above each eye is a good guess to if its right. This makes it so they don't have floppy ears to the side. You don't do it tightly though, just a few of the hair around the inner part of the ear. I can show you this as well (not really finding good images online today)

 

[melbell]

As far as the bridge,one you glue tips down,just take those wisps of hair(not a lot) and twist them together,That bridge should hold as long as the tips hold for that period.Unless she is scratching them.If she is scratching & digging,it means the glue is on her skin,and not her hair.

always make sure the ear is clean.So before you glue,dab some alcohol on a swab,and gently clean it for residue.let it dry.

Taking the tip of the ear,you only need a small dab of glue,or you will have the berlin wall.take that dab of glue,I mean no bigger than the pencil eraser size,and place it on the tip of the ear on the inside,but make sure it is on hair...not skin.

Take that tip and fold the ear down.Looking at your puppy,you will see a tuft of hair growth on the front of the ear.Take the ear tip,and using your index finger guide that tip down in back of that tuft of hair.remeber..glue hair to hair,never skin to skin. Hold it gently for a few seconds,and you will be good to go.

I am no pro,but my gluings for the most part held for 2 weeks,some more,depending on how much the two would wrestle & play.Most times I had to remove it with detachol.
You can get detachol from your Walmart pharmacy.Just ask your pharmacist,and they can order it.It's not something that is over the counter,as it is pricey.But it lasts along time.

Another tip,is to use a fine comb,once you put detachol on the ear with cotton,let it set a bit,and in minutes it starts to loosen glue.Keep combing,and swabbing with that cotton ball till it is all gone.

That better explains it without images. it's from an older thread here by mbfrench

 

[eyost]

Thanks so much for the information. I did see that thread. I'm a visual person so pictures work well, but additional information is helpful as well. I guess what is confusing me is what hair to glue as there doesn't seem to be a whole lot hanging from the ear that isn't on skin.

I definitely don't want to hurt her by doing it incorrectly. I was spoiled with my past sheltie as his bloodline had perfectly tipped ears and I didn't have to do much with them.

Thanks for all of the help and patience!

Ed

 

[BarbV]

Ok, first off

Make sure you have a supply of Detachol on hand for removing old glue.

Eventually the ears will unglue and you need to remove the residue before your start again. Detachol is non-irritating and does the job....but it is a trick to find it. I had to buy it on eBay! But I bought it too late, and ended up having to cut the glue out.....and then nothing left to glue.

I don't know why Speed Sew or comparable is so hard to find in the US. I got mine at Walmart in Canada. But you definitely want a glue that is dissolvable, otherwise, when the ears finally unglue, you do not want to have to cut the old glue out. If you do, you won't have any hair to glue the ears. At that point you have to give up (that was my mistake!)

As long as you don't have to trim the ears, you should have plenty have hair to twist the ears together across the crown. And yes, the ears are going to look weird being pushed so close together. That's normal. I can't count how many people commented on how weird his ears looked! LOL! But if you got the recent puppy picture thread, you'll see all kinds of pups with weird, glued ears!

Hope this helps!

 

[eyost]

Thanks all. I gave Mel a call at Wickets by Mel and had a long discussion, he's quite helpful and doesn't mind spending some time discussing the technique.

Given that I am a novice, he felt to use moleskin for gluing the ears; he also felt it is easier on the dog.

So, I have a kit coming to me from Mel's. Anyone out there use the moleskin technique?

Ed

 

[Mweavil]

No luck

I have had a very difficult time gluing my 16 week old shelties ears. I am using tear mender. It comes unglued after a couple of days and nothing.... I mean NOTHING removes the clumps of hard glue from her hair. I have tried the uni-solve wipes and it does absolutely nothing, doesnt soften one bit. I ended up having to cut some hair to get it halfway out. She still has hard clumps and unfortunately unglued ears. She freaks out when she sees me with the glue or solvent. I would like for her to have tipped ears but at this point it seems inhumane what I am putting her through. What am I missing here?