Floppy ears !!

Alot of people freak out when they see their frenchies ears not springing up like a bunny! But dont panic it take some frenchies longer then others. Frenchies ears do funny things in their first few months due to their bodys using all the calcium for teething.

When they do start to go up, they frequently don’t go up at the same time. Their ears do all kinds of wonky things in the teething stage. For example, one ear might be up and one might be down, then the next day opposite ears will stand and lay down. One or two ears might start going up, and then the next day they both might be down. One ear may be up weeks before the other ear stands up. Also, when they do start standing up they are often not completely erect (they look more like airplane wings). The point is, when your frenchie is done teething, his/her ears will almost always stand correctly. Have patience and let nature take it’s course, and when he or she is ready his/her ears will be straight and beautiful!

Some people like to help aid the calcium problem with yogurt, milk or cottage cheese but please let me tell you this, due to experience do not use too much cheese! Although cheese has less lactose in it than milk too much can upset the digestive system as their bodies do not produce enough lactase to break down, process and digest lactose. This will be the same case with milk so prevent from using normal cows milk and find a goats milk instead. With yogurt try using natural yogurt, this will have less sugar, flavourings and additives in it.

So when you get your new frenchie furbaby who has floppy ears please dont panic, let nature take its course. My oldest frenchie was 7 months old before his ears were fully erect. Ive put some pictures to show the timeline of his ears 🐰