| Ear Taping and Shaving |
| First I shave the inside ears so when its time for the tape to come down its easy and does not pull any hair or stick. The ears are shaved for show grooming to begin with, but I always do it as the ears are getting taped up, it makes it way easier for them to come down hassle free. |
| I also shave the edge |
| Supplies: 1 inch foam pipe (closed cell) Order HERE, 20 feet should be plenty, there are all sizes available, even small enough for 7 week old pups. You may find it at a store, but I dont use the hollow ones, they dont seem to work for us. 1 inch wide Duck Tape Brand Double sided carpet tape, available at your home improvement store in the tape section 1 inch wide sports tape |
| Put the carpet tape up the length of the foam pipe and then cut the tape where needed, dont peel the outside layer off just yet. |
| Keep your dog busy with a pig ear or bone, peel the paper tape backing off of one foam pipe. Put the bottom of the foam pipe resting right above the bump inside the ear, Start sticking it firmly to the ear, while stretching the ear upward, moving your way up, then press the rest of the ear over the sides so all the tape is covered by ear. Cut off any excess carefully. |
| Cut a long strip of sports tape, start at the very bottom of the foam pipe and wrap your way around, towards the fold of the ear taping the fold back |
| Tape all the way around, then start taping moving your way up till the ear is completely covered in tape, this keeps everything clean inside |
| I recommend putting a bridge between the ears at all ages because the foam is heavy and weighs the ears down. start at the front of one ear as low as you can go, while holding the ears upright and tape all the way around, it takes practice to get it just right, as the tape comes around the backside, stick it to the front side so they are stuck together |
| Finished product. It should last a week or two depending if it gets wet or dirty. |
| when its time for the tapes to come down I soak a washcloth in warm water and a drop of dish soap and soak the outside of the tape with it without letting water get in the ears, let it sit for about 5 minutes and the tape "should" come right off, if not use unisolve medical adhesive remover, buy HERE, goo gone really irritates the ear and causes infection. If the tapes are up long enough the carpet tape should very easily come right off, if not use Unisolve Clean the ears with alcohol As soon as the ears start to flop, but them right back up in tapes, for every day you let them flop, it adds a week more to how long you'd be taping. If you have any other questions feel free to EMAIL |
| There are 100's of ways to tape up ears, This is how we tape ears here, its mess free, no chemicals and they come down easy with no or little adhesive remover. "Click on thumbnails for larger view" |