Has anyone tried Tent Up AKTIVAS?
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Nedra's_momma
Completely Boxer Crazy
Never tried them, are they anything like the "Quick Brace System" though?
( http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18557&highlight=quick+brace )
( http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18557&highlight=quick+brace )
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Boxer Buddy
like quickbrace system?
No...they are not the same AND the Tent Up AKTIVAS could be useless, I don't know yet, since they are being shipped all the way from Canada and they haven't arrived yet! But they are not like the quickbrace system, at least I know that...they are really just an impregnated foam tube. Supposedly the herbs they use in the foam stimulates the flow of blood in the ear and the growth of cartiledge (THIS may be bogus and absolutely impossible) but I figured it was worth a try ;-) The outside of the foam tubes has adhesive and sticks to the inside of the ear, then you tape the bottom and the top to hold the foam in place, just like you would normally with most foam tube posting systems. We hope it works...anything to help speed up the natural process and have our puppy tape free early. In the end it will probably be nothing but old patience and tape that will do the trick and we will have to wait months before the ears stand. <sigh!>
No...they are not the same AND the Tent Up AKTIVAS could be useless, I don't know yet, since they are being shipped all the way from Canada and they haven't arrived yet! But they are not like the quickbrace system, at least I know that...they are really just an impregnated foam tube. Supposedly the herbs they use in the foam stimulates the flow of blood in the ear and the growth of cartiledge (THIS may be bogus and absolutely impossible) but I figured it was worth a try ;-) The outside of the foam tubes has adhesive and sticks to the inside of the ear, then you tape the bottom and the top to hold the foam in place, just like you would normally with most foam tube posting systems. We hope it works...anything to help speed up the natural process and have our puppy tape free early. In the end it will probably be nothing but old patience and tape that will do the trick and we will have to wait months before the ears stand. <sigh!>
Nedra's_momma
Completely Boxer Crazy
They sound really interesting! You will have to keep me updated on how they work for you! They sound like they may smell good too! 
Jessica
Jessica
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Update...they worked sort of....
They arrived, we used them as directed and our pups ears stood
soon after, but flopped back down two days after we removed them. They DID appear to increase blood flow to the ears and help in the formation of cartiledge (if that is possible?) but our puppy didn't like them at all. Very irritating to her ear leather. So we only made one application and decided not to do the second one.
What has worked wonderfully though is ear braces made out of Dr. Scholl's foam insoles. We just make a ear template, cut out two ear braces at once, applied skin adhesive and gently pressed the braces to the skin side of her ears starting at the bump and making sure the tip of the brace reached her ear tips. She loves them and seems to not notice them at all. From the back she looks like her ears are all done....she plays with them, sleeps with them on and they are so comfortable and cheap too. You can make several braces out of one package.
They arrived, we used them as directed and our pups ears stood
soon after, but flopped back down two days after we removed them. They DID appear to increase blood flow to the ears and help in the formation of cartiledge (if that is possible?) but our puppy didn't like them at all. Very irritating to her ear leather. So we only made one application and decided not to do the second one.
What has worked wonderfully though is ear braces made out of Dr. Scholl's foam insoles. We just make a ear template, cut out two ear braces at once, applied skin adhesive and gently pressed the braces to the skin side of her ears starting at the bump and making sure the tip of the brace reached her ear tips. She loves them and seems to not notice them at all. From the back she looks like her ears are all done....she plays with them, sleeps with them on and they are so comfortable and cheap too. You can make several braces out of one package.
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