Tutorial on tying Corgi's ears

The easiest way is to use gauze and tape to wrap the base of the Corgi's ears, leaving a gap for a finger in the middle to ensure ventilation. Use gauze to make the ears stand upright. This usually requires It takes a month to maintain inertia and stand up; another method is to turn the cylinder upside down on the corgi's head, and then use gauze to fix the corgi's ears on both sides of the paper cylinder. It may take about 1-2 months; during this period, you need to pay attention to every Remove them every four or five days to allow the ears to breathe and clean dirt to avoid causing skin diseases.
Note: It is not recommended to tie Corgi’s ears, because using the ear-tying method to help the dog’s ears stand up is actually not good for the dog’s growth and development, but will cause the dog’s ears to grow. Lack of blood circulation may lead to serious skin diseases, ear rot, or even damage to ear nerves. Corgi himself is also very uncomfortable; it also takes a long time, and food supplements can be used to help erect ears.

Tying Corgi’s ears may affect development

In fact, there is no need to tie Corgi’s ears. Corgi’s pricked ears are related to calcium intake. If you reach the age of pricking ears but still have The phenomenon of ears that cannot stand up is mostly due to lack of calcium, which results in insufficient hardness of the ear bones. Therefore, tying the ears with external force to stand up the ears cannot solve the root cause of the problem. Moreover, Corgi will feel very uncomfortable, and may even damage the ear nerve due to improper operation. , affecting the blood circulation in the dog’s ears.

Corgi should use food supplements instead of ear binding

1. Adjust diet

Re-adjust Corgi’s diet structure, pay attention to balanced nutrition, and choose a variety of foods with comprehensive nutrition and high calcium content. , low oil and salt natural dog food as the staple food, paired with some high-calcium foods as complementary foods, such as bone soup, dried shrimps, tofu, cooked egg yolks and other foods, and can be appropriately fed with some vegetables and fruits, such as carrots, pumpkins, broccoli, apples , peaches and other supplements of trace elements can help promote the function of calcium.

2. Feed pets calcium supplements

If the Corgi has no signs of erect ears after about five months, it means that the calcium deficiency is serious. The dog owner can buy some dogs at the pet store. Calcium supplements should be added to dog food according to dosage; be careful not to feed calcium supplements to humans. The body structures of humans and dogs are different, and the formulas are also very different. Dogs may not be able to absorb them, which may cause other discomfort symptoms.

3. Spend more time in the sun

The ultraviolet rays in the sun can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the dog's body and help promote calcium absorption; it is recommended to do it every day shortly after the sun comes out, or in the afternoon. Take Corgi out to bask in the sun for about half an hour around 5-6 o'clock. The sunlight at this time is relatively mild and will not cause heatstroke or damage to the skin. And increase exercise appropriately to strengthen bones.