[Fitzmar Dobermans]

Hey all, The girls are back from the Vets. That was a long 4 day stay. There ears look great. I love the cut. He did a medium fancy cut. They are looking pretty sore still. He put them in a brace thing as soon as they were done. It looks like a plastic circle on thier heads with plastic Triangle stays attached. Thier ears are glued and taped a bit. Nothing over the edges. Which have stitches in still. They also both have E collars on. Is this common? They are scratching horribly. I'm getting some socks on them as soon as the tranqulizers kick in. He perscribed Acepromazine 10mg one before desired effect is wanted. This does not say how often though. We have a return appointment on Friday. I went out and bought the biggest Vari-Kennel I could find to confine one while one is out. They won't fit in there mediums with the E collars on. I'm going to take some pictures tomorrow and post them.

Can you post a picture of that contraption? I'd be interested in seeing it. I've always had the cuphead thingie and it is so easy. I've also seen the ears glued over the head till they are healed - and have posted a puppies that were done both ways. I've never needed an elizabethien collar on any cropped puppy.

 

[Fitzmar Dobermans]

Ok, I could not take it anymore. The stiches where looking gross. They had lint all it them and looked yucky. So, I cleaned them up a bit. I used Rubbing alcohol diluted in a lot of warm water. Then I dabbed theirs ears with a paper towel dipped in it. I tried to get some of the falling scabs to come off. One of Rowens ear tips started to bleed again, because it came away from the glue. I think she moved just right. After cleaning, I tried to get some Neosporin on them. I also cleaned their Elizabethen collars too. I can't wait for those stupid thing to come off. Is there anything else I can do? Is using diluted Rubbing Alcohol ok? Or maybe peroxcide instead?

Use a triple antibiotic gel like neosporin and just slather some on the cut edges every day. The scabs look nasty but they will fall off soon.