How to glue back a bully ear in Michigan.

choppmoney

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I need a suggestion of who to take my new bully puppy to get an ear glued back. I know that there's videos online that show how, but I want to make sure that I do it right. I live close to the Metro Detroit area and I hope someone out there knows somebody that can help. Any suggestions or leads would be greatly appreciated.

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William Sengstock
 

JAKEISGREAT

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Maybe someone will know..if so they will come along shortly.. Most of us don't glue the ears..I love the ears the "natural" way! Your Bully is adorable! :)
 

linwhite

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It's often done by the vet during a regular appointment for shots and stuff, usually before the pup leaves the breeder.
 

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I have never glued ears and let them rose naturally. I don't think I have had one puppy yet whose didn't do it on their own. I have heard many horror stories about gluing ears and unless you plan on being in the show ring I would recommend letting them come to be whatever they are. They usually rose up between 8-16 weeks of age.


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bluesteelapd

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Oh, I thought either this was a joke or you were talking about glueing the ear back on a statue. I've never heard of "glueing a bulldog ear" - learn something new everyday. Wow
 

mer55

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Oooohhhhhh, unless it is for show purposes, please don't do it! My breeder glues the ears back, and I specifically asked her NOT to do Bogey's! The day we picked him up, his left ear was glued. I was not happy but she pooh-poohed it saying the glue would wear off in time. 6 weeks later, he still had a clump of glue which my vet said I needed to start "peeling" off, little by little. Easier said than done! When I peeled the glue, his hair and some skin came too" he yelped EVERYTIME I went near it! It took me 4 days to get it all off, he had open abrasions that I had to treat 2 x day with neosporin and when they finally healed, he had no hair in those spots!! Hair has now grown back, but it was awful and I feel, completely unnecessary. I agree with letting the ears fall naturally. Of course, if your mission is to show, that may be a different story. Good luck!
 

gracoliv

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Why would you want to do something that prevented your dog from moving his ears naturally and potentially having skin irritations etc to the glue ? If my ears weren't up to my family's standards, would I want them to use Super Glue on them ? ummm no ! Is this necessary for some reason or simply a cosmetic ?
 

nycbullymama

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My breeder does this too. In fact, I didn't know she glued Blues ears until she said "come back in a month if they don't fall right, we'll glue them again" :eek:. They weren't glued when we picked him up so had no idea she did it.

I do know that dogs with floppy ears are predisposed to ear infections, so maybe it's a good thing to get them glued if they don't rose naturally? (I'd like to believe that the reason for doing it is not purely cosmetic).
 

Valentine215

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Holy moly! I never even heard of this! I have no idea if the Diva has 'Rose Ears' either...:confused:
 

nycbullymama

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Oooohhhhhh, unless it is for show purposes, please don't do it! My breeder glues the ears back, and I specifically asked her NOT to do Bogey's! The day we picked him up, his left ear was glued. I was not happy but she pooh-poohed it saying the glue would wear off in time. 6 weeks later, he still had a clump of glue which my vet said I needed to start "peeling" off, little by little. Easier said than done! When I peeled the glue, his hair and some skin came too" he yelped EVERYTIME I went near it! It took me 4 days to get it all off, he had open abrasions that I had to treat 2 x day with neosporin and when they finally healed, he had no hair in those spots!! Hair has now grown back, but it was awful and I feel, completely unnecessary. I agree with letting the ears fall naturally. Of course, if your mission is to show, that may be a different story. Good luck!

OMG that's horrible! We didn't have that problem with Blue. I'm guessing she got all of it out before we got him or yeah, I would of been peeved too.
 

Davidh

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I know of some show breeders will glue them, but we have never glued any of our pups and their ears always come out great by themselves, and we have several show pups out there. So if I were you I would not glue them.
 

RachaelJ

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Never heard of it until now. But I do know the breed standard calls for rose bud type of ears. I saw that on the Bulldog club of America website. Lots of information on the proper confirmation of the EBD there. As for the benefit of it, I can see how it can aid in keeping ears clean and having less ear infections. I watched a youtube video of the process and it does not seem painful or would cause harm.

To the OP, I'm originally from Detroit and not quite sure where you can go to get the ears glued. I would think this may have occured at the breeder around 45 days old. I would also suggest asking your vet for more information if you truly are interested in having this done. Greenfield Animal Hospital is where I took my dogs for years until I relocated to Georgia.

As with many decisions as a pet owner, you do what's best for you and your household. All the best!
 

gobronco

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Tyler's ears were not glued when we got him. His ears fell forward and kept the moisture in, ear infections one after another all his life. Rudy's ears were glued and we re-glued them as needed. The ears kept the rose ear shape. With Mila we tried to keep he ears glued but being the crazy little white dog she is, she has always played so hard with Rudy she pulled them loose. She now has bat ears but at least they are not closed up. Btw she is deaf so she doesn't even use her ears lol
 

Odessa

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I glued Tuckers to prevent ear infections. Odessa has had so many over the years I wanted to prevent Tucker from going through the same thing if possible.
Tucker didn't like the glue and was scratching at it, after the second day I pulled it all of and let is sit all week to rest. The two days they were glued really made a difference, they went from very floppy to sitting back. I am going to finish it off with another round over a couple more days, but this time I will use medical tape on the ears and glue the tape so he isn't irritated. Here is a link to someone using a similar method.

http://www.bulldogs.lv/en/statji-podklejka-ushej
 

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