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Dog's ear has a large hematoma on it
Posted on 9/9/16 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 9/9/16 at 4:31 pm
She's a lab mix and the outer part of her ear has all of a sudden filled up. Kind of like a blister. It's squishy like a blister as well. No bite mark from a bug or anything like that.
1) Any of you ever had something similar happen to your pups? What causes this?
2) Should I pop it/drain with a syringe or let nature run it's course and let it go down on it's own?
1) Any of you ever had something similar happen to your pups? What causes this?
2) Should I pop it/drain with a syringe or let nature run it's course and let it go down on it's own?
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Posted on 9/9/16 at 4:53 pm to DovaVol
Took mine to the vet.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 5:01 pm to Sancho Panza
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Took mine to the vet.
He drained it.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 5:24 pm to WPBTiger
Same here.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 5:39 pm to Pioneer BS 175
You don't need to bring to vet. Take a small pot of water and heat it up. Add sea salt till the salt stops dissolving. When the water is warm, but not too hot take a wash cloth and soak it in the salt water. Then place it on the dogs ear. The salt will pull the blood out. You will see pink fluid oozing from the skin. After several applications it should go down.
This post was edited on 9/9/16 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 9/9/16 at 6:40 pm to lsuson
OP, smell your dogs ears. If they stink really bad, they are infected. Your dog most likely is shaking it's head, flapping it's ears. That needs to be taking care of.
That is were the hematoma came from. If it was me, I would just do a small lance to drain it.
That is were the hematoma came from. If it was me, I would just do a small lance to drain it.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:08 pm to DovaVol
Mine has had them on both ears. Vet lazed them out to be safe no infection would return. And to stuff his pockets
Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:29 pm to lsuson
Seriously? Can this application be applied to a hind leg/lower bottom as well? Just soft and squishy, but doesn't hurt her. TIA
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:57 pm to fishfighter
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OP, smell your dogs ears. If they stink really bad, they are infected
Warm 2tbs of coconut oil until melted. Add in a tsp of tea tree oil and mix well. Let cool but not solidify, squirt half into each ear and plug with cotton balls. After a few minutes, just wipe the excess out with paper towels .
Works amazing.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 10:26 pm to X123F45
My oldest lab had this happen in both ears.
I did literally nothing but monitor her behavior. They last about 3 weeks then gone.
She does have cauliflower ear a little now though.
I did literally nothing but monitor her behavior. They last about 3 weeks then gone.
She does have cauliflower ear a little now though.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 10:37 pm to DovaVol
I have a lab/shephard/chow mix that had the same thing happen to his ears 6 years ago. It is common in these breeds from shaking their heads. Something from the shaking causes a pocket to form in their ears and blood fills into them.
The first time it happened, I took him to the vet and had a $500 surgery. The vet drained the hematoma, scraped out the protein and "zippered" his ear back so it wouldn't from again.
Fast forward 6 years, both ears are puffy now and the hematoma has formed solid. Doesn't seem to bother him the least bit and I have kept money in my pocket.
I would either try to drain it with a syringe if this is fairly new forming or just let it be and see if it bothers your dog.
The first time it happened, I took him to the vet and had a $500 surgery. The vet drained the hematoma, scraped out the protein and "zippered" his ear back so it wouldn't from again.
Fast forward 6 years, both ears are puffy now and the hematoma has formed solid. Doesn't seem to bother him the least bit and I have kept money in my pocket.
I would either try to drain it with a syringe if this is fairly new forming or just let it be and see if it bothers your dog.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 4:50 am to sjmabry
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Seriously? Can this application be applied to a hind leg/lower bottom as well? Just soft and squishy, but doesn't hurt her. TIA
If it is kind of round, that is not a hematoma. That is a good chance that it is cancer pocket right under the skin. Really not a big deal unless is keeps growing. Very common on older dogs.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 7:18 am to fishfighter
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OP, smell your dogs ears. If they stink really bad, they are infected. Your dog most likely is shaking it's head, flapping it's ears. That needs to be taking care of.
That is were the hematoma came from.
This.
Funny/gross? story:
My wife's mini schnauzer constantly had ear infections. One day her whole ear ballooned up with blood because of her shaking her head. We took her to the vet. The vet got the dog up on the table to check it out closer. A young, blonde vet tech wrapped her arms around the dog to hold her still. And, at just that time Maizy decided to shake her head one last time. I have never seen such an eruption of blood in my life. It looked like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Blood went everywhere. When I opened my eyes, the poor vet tech was still clutching the dog, her eyes and mouth squeezed tight, blood streaked across her face and scrubs. I think there was blood on all four walls. I felt sorry for the girl, but she was a trooper.
Anyway, the vet didn't have to lance it.
This post was edited on 9/10/16 at 7:19 am
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:15 am to Teague
UPDATE- put some oragel on it to numb the area and lanced it last night. Decent amount of blood(prob a shot glass full). Cleaned with peroxide. She's was great. Fast forward to this morning and it's formed again, just a little smaller. Doesn't seem to affect her at all. Ears don't stink as I clean them regularly(had an old lab with ear issues so I try to stay on top of that). We had a flea issue recently that I just had the house and yard sprayed for so I'm thinking that prob has something to do with the shaking. Weird that it hasn't affected my male lab though.
I've read about the surgery option and would rather save that dough if possible, was just curious if you guys had ever encountered it. I guess I'll monitor it for now and maybe try to drain it another time or two. Thanks fellas!!
I've read about the surgery option and would rather save that dough if possible, was just curious if you guys had ever encountered it. I guess I'll monitor it for now and maybe try to drain it another time or two. Thanks fellas!!
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:49 am to DovaVol
Take it to the vet
Posted on 9/10/16 at 1:51 pm to DovaVol
Took mine to the Vet to make sure there was no danger of cancer. Wouldn't have been able to do much in draining anyway as it turned out to be a cyst. Vet very skillfully removed it. Can't tell it was ever there, and the cyst was benign.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 3:37 pm to DovaVol
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This post was edited on 9/12/16 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 3/30/18 at 1:31 pm to DovaVol
We have so far elected to not do surgery for an ear hematoma on an 8 year old female German shepherd.
We have been putting in an ear ointment from the vet to clear up an infection on the skin in her ear which seems to have worked.
We've been putting on Arnica gel twice a day and started placing a warm wash rag with epsom salt solution.
Also been doing some treatments with coconut oil and a few drops of Rosemary oil.
Initially, ear was very sensitive and felt like it might burst. More like a leather bag now with 80 percent fluid. Not very sensitive to light stroking now, and have been doing some light massage - our dog seems to like this and falls a sleep.
However has been 3 weeks or so and don't seem to be reducing the amount of fluid in the hematoma much. Any suggestions?
We have been putting in an ear ointment from the vet to clear up an infection on the skin in her ear which seems to have worked.
We've been putting on Arnica gel twice a day and started placing a warm wash rag with epsom salt solution.
Also been doing some treatments with coconut oil and a few drops of Rosemary oil.
Initially, ear was very sensitive and felt like it might burst. More like a leather bag now with 80 percent fluid. Not very sensitive to light stroking now, and have been doing some light massage - our dog seems to like this and falls a sleep.
However has been 3 weeks or so and don't seem to be reducing the amount of fluid in the hematoma much. Any suggestions?
Posted on 3/30/18 at 2:14 pm to DovaVol
I've had that happen to two dogs. Both events were explained.
First one was a male black lab I had as a kid. The hematoma was caused by a snake bite to the ear flap. We drained it...no issue. Just pus and blood. He lived to be an old dog.
2nd one was due to the dog having food allergies (lab-mix). She shook her head so much it made the ear swell. It finally burst on it own...nasty stuff...and she always had a "little ear" as it seemed to draw up like a boxer's "cauliflower ear". She did just fine. Once we found out about the food allergies and got the root cause fixed she lived to be an old mean bitch....loved that dog...but she got mean in her old age.
First one was a male black lab I had as a kid. The hematoma was caused by a snake bite to the ear flap. We drained it...no issue. Just pus and blood. He lived to be an old dog.
2nd one was due to the dog having food allergies (lab-mix). She shook her head so much it made the ear swell. It finally burst on it own...nasty stuff...and she always had a "little ear" as it seemed to draw up like a boxer's "cauliflower ear". She did just fine. Once we found out about the food allergies and got the root cause fixed she lived to be an old mean bitch....loved that dog...but she got mean in her old age.
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