Ear Taping Tutorial. Supplies needed: Backer Rod 1/2" diamater Bandage Scissors 1" Zonas Porous Tape GooGone [See bottom of page for instructions before taping] Step 1 Cut 2 pieces of rod 1 inch longer than the ear.
Spiral wrap rod with tape, when you reach the end, twist tape at the end of the rod and back wrap with sticky side of tape out. Step 2 Cut 5 strips of tape for each ear. Step 3 Clean and shave the inside of the ear before taping. Step 4 Pull the ear up taught and affix tip of ear to the rod, then press remainder of the ear to the rod from tip of ear to base. Step 5 Place the next to longest piece of tape on the rod at the ear fold. Step 6 Use the next two pieces of tape to wrap the rest of the ear. Step 7 Once all the tape is in place, cup the ear in your hand and press the tape against the ear. Step 8 Pull wrapped ear up taught. Step 8 continued.... Step 9 USE EXTREME CAUTION!!! Step 10 The first couple of times you wrap, the edges of the ears may still have some places not completely healed. IMPORTANT! Ear Posting Tutorial - Cinema Boxers. Boxers: ear position, boxer pup, ear taping.
Expert: Nicole - 11/6/2007 QuestionHi..our male 3-month old boxer pup has his ears set very near each other on the top of his head.
When they are relaxed they are perfectly aligned with his eyes and don't fall towards the side of his head. Sometimes they actually lay on top of each other and it looks like he has a bow on his head. Would he be a good candidate for cropping? Or should we just accept that our Rocky just has his own 'look'. Sorry to be the one to have to tell you the bad news...you just missed the window of the 'ideal' cropping age for a Boxer. 2-3 months. I'd settle on his own 'look' :) A dog is a dog...I'm assuming, because you've not had him cropped thus far, he's a pet. His cartilage has already begun to set...this is why crops are done between the ages of 7 and 11 weeks. What Rocky has are called rose ears from what you describe. Welcome to FarMore Boxers. How To Tape Dog Ears.
Please Give This Information To Your Vet Please note, as stated in my Blackwatch Feed Programs, our dogs are on the products called Nzymes and Oxy-Drops during cropping, healing and during vaccinations.
It is very important to communicate to your vet that your puppies ears will heal twice as fast while on the Nzymes. This means the normal time for removing stitches will be drastically be reduced. You should NOT leave the stitches in the normal length of time, because they will become imbedded in the ear. We use Nzymes to speed healing and Oxy-Drops in a diluted solution (1 teaspoon Oxy-Drops + 1 cup of distilled water), sprayed on the edges to stop bacterial infections and to speed healing of the ears.
Before cropping give your vet the anesthesia guidelines for cropping large/giant breeds. I would like to thank Phil and Jane Gray of Owlwatch Great Danes for allowing me to photograph this ear taping process for educational purposes at this website. How to Tape Ears. Materials: 1). 2). Boxer Ear Tape Removal.