shaking of ears

When I put Tilly down in her run/cage, after cuddles, she flaps her ears quite violently. Why is this? Vince flaps his ears in excitement, but I don't think Tilly is excited, it is different somehow. She doesn't do it at any other time (other briefly before a binky) so it can't be an ear infection. I'm a bit puzzled by it

Just her ears, or does it turn into a whole body shake?

Humum thinks that we might do that at times, and that it's to shake the smell of human off

Sparky wrote:Just her ears, or does it turn into a whole body shake?

Humum thinks that we might do that at times, and that it's to shake the smell of human off

oh!

It's just her ears, like she has a flea in them. She loves being picked up and cuddled though and snuggles into you tooth purring.

Ear shaking can be a expression of annoyance. Flo sometimes shakes hers when heading out into the garden in joy, but she shakes them when she is annoyed as well and somehow, but in a way I cannot put into words, to 2 types are quite different. I think it is a bit like a buck stamp of disapproval.

Isn't it funny how we can associate a reason behind a buns behaviour, but sometimes that same behaviour can mean the complete opposite!

When Gavin and Stacey were here I noticed that when I gave Stacey a spring green leaf she would run off and do a victory lap but at the same time flick her heels. I normally associate heel flicking with annoyance or wet feet but Stacey seemed to do it with triumph!

Dotdot wrote:Isn't it funny how we can associate a reason behind a buns behaviour, but sometimes that same behaviour can mean the complete opposite!

When Gavin and Stacey were here I noticed that when I gave Stacey a spring green leaf she would run off and do a victory lap but at the same time flick her heels. I normally associate heel flicking with annoyance or wet feet but Stacey seemed to do it with triumph!

Are you sure she wasn't saying 'ner ner ner-ner ner!'

She could have been! Either way she was very pleased with herself.

Thumper used to do it after I'd been rubbing her ears.

Molly and Junior do it a lot. When they wake up, when one of them jumps over the other, and sometimes for no rhyme nor reason.

I've never considered it a concern

Thumper will shake his head 'no' and flick his ears when he means 'no, i don't want that' or 'no way!'

Could it be she is just getting the 'kinks' out? After I rub Thumper's ears he sometimes shakes them as to re-deploy them. He's got big ears.

Fiver flicks his ears and his feet after I pick him up. It's as if to say "I'm shaking you off me"

"Get off me hoomin!"