Ears - Removing Glue Temporarily

Thanks Barb! That sounds much better than trying to wipe it off with a wet washcloth and I will be trying it the next time.
 
Personally I just use vegetable oil to remove the glue, it works great. Gotta wash out the fur afterwords if you have to use alot but I've not had to use much yet. As for glue I'm using Tear Mender. I got the vegi oil tip from Toven Shelties.
 
kathy32726 said:
Hi! My little guy is a doll when I set his ears. (I have only done it twice) He just sits in a chair very still and lets me do my stuff. Afterwards, he gets a treat and resumes his typical playful activity. However, I have removed the glue twice using detachol when one has come undone. I do his to let the ears "be" for the remainder of the day, planning to reset them the next day. To me, the removal is quite simple using the detachol. I merely put the detachol on a cotton square, rubbing slightly and holding it to the glued area and it works great. After I get the ears loose, I always clean the ear area well with a wet cloth.

This is where my question comes..... after this my little guy changes instantly. He shakes his head and becomes very quiet, no play or interaction at all. In fact, today he went by himself into the bedroom where his crate stays and got in it and eventually just went to sleep. It takes hours it seems to convince him to get back to his puppy personality and I can't figure why he reacts to the removal in this manner. In my opinion the setting of the ears would be more traumatic than the removal.

Have any of you experienced this and/or is there a better way to remove the glue. I am very gentle with him. Any comments are appreciated!
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I just wanted to tell you that the same exact thing happened to Abigail yesterday when I removed the glue. She sat like a little angel and let me fuss with her ear. I tried to be as gentle as possible with her. I let her ear dry, only one ear had come loose, and then later in the day I re-glued and that is when her entire personality changed. She walked around shaking her head and then it seemed like she was drugged. She did not want to play or be with me. She only wanted to be left alone and sleep. It was very strange and frightening since I only have her for two weeks and this was the first time I had to do her ears myself. You can only imagine the mommy guilt.
Thank God this morning she is back to her old self.
Have you discovered what caused your guy to behave that way? I am thinking that the next time an ear gets loose I am just going to remove all the glue and live with however her ears turn out, she will always be beautiful to me.
Well, that's my story and I just thought you would like to know and also I did not use detachol, I used MediSol that has a citrus aroma.
 
Your description is exactly how my little boy acts when we go through glue removal. He is so sweet during the process, but afterwards, he just wants to be left alone. Later he is back to normal, but it takes a while. It really bothers me that his personality changes from a happy, playful little guy to being so forlorn.

I want to thank all of you for your responses. After all of this, I have decided not to continue trying to set his ears. I believe that I have not gotten down properly how I should set his ears and really don't have anyone in my area to show me again and/or help me through the process. My breeder is two hours away.

I love the proper ear set on a sheltie, but if I am not doing it properly and if it makes him so unhappy, it is not worth it to me.
 
It's truly not important unless you are showing. So whatever works for you and your pup!

The products that you use, though, do make a huge difference. Fabric glue for gluing and Detachol for removing. When I used the Detachol, Bacca had zero issues, but you do want to be really careful to try to keep it away from the skin as much as possible.
 
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