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Has anyone had the experience of trying to let it re-absorb on it's own?
My dog has no ear problems (infections, itch, etc.) She was never scratching her ear or shaking her head, that we saw. She may have gotten it by having her head out the car window while riding
She's a rescue and is 12 years old. I've been in contact with the shelter administrator who is also a vet tech. Cookie (dog) did not have any ear problems while she was there (2 yrs) and has not had any while she's been with us (almost 2 years). The admin did say that sometimes they go away, but it also could burst and be a bloody mess.
The treatments look so awful and painful i just hate for her to have to go thru it if this will remedy itself on its own. It's gotten bigger in the last day, so i did make a vet appt. - over a week away because that's the soonest they had.
Just wondering if others have had experiences. Thanks.
We had one on a 8-year old Airedale. One ear only. The vet made a cut, sucked out the fluid, stitched it tight. The stitches were removed later and for a while he was all right, then we had another one. Total cost was close to $ 1,000, 4 or 5 different visits.
When he developed another a year later in the same location, I let it go. It wasn't painful unless I touched his ear. It went away 4 months later without any medical intervention and didn't return in the last 3 years. It didn't bleed, but the ear was swollen. Your mileage might vary.
We had one on a 8-year old Airedale. One ear only. The vet made a cut, sucked out the fluid, stitched it tight. The stitches were removed later and for a while he was all right, then we had another one. Total cost was close to $ 1,000, 4 or 5 different visits.
When he developed another a year later in the same location, I let it go. It wasn't painful unless I touched his ear. It went away 4 months later without any medical intervention and didn't return in the last 3 years. It didn't bleed, but the ear was swollen. Your mileage might vary.
Keep the Vet appt. Make sure What it is! Could be a bug Bite Could be anything But what ever it is KEEP your dogs head Inside the car & be Thankful its Not his Eyes!
Surgery is the usual treatment, drain, and then the vet uses "buttons" to hold the two halves together. I've never left one untreated, but it my understanding that they will eventually be reabsorbed, but leave the ear crinkled.
Its minor minor surgery, very little more than a fancy stitch job, but the reliable anesthetic has become extremely expensive and in short supply, and that is why the procedure costs so much for what you are getting.
Surgery is the usual treatment, drain, and then the vet uses "buttons" to hold the two halves together. I've never left one untreated, but it my understanding that they will eventually be reabsorbed, but leave the ear crinkled.
I've only known one person whose dog developed an aural hematoma. Because it wasn't large and the dog reliably left it alone, they opted to let it reabsorb. It did, but the dog's ear was permanently disfigured.
Our Staffy mix developed a hematoma in one of her ears when she was younger, maybe 1 or 2? She's now almost 12.
Her hematoma was not a large one but it was very obvious on her ear. We took her to the vet and the vet drained it with the understanding that it might recur.
Many years ago my first dog was a cocker spaniel and when she was bout 12 she developed a large hematoma on her ear flap. The vet decided to just let it be and it did reabsorb but it took many months to do so.
My beautiful Frenchie had hematoma. My vet drained it multiple times to no avail and finally did surgery. That solved the hematoma problem but his ear was permanently disfigured. Broke my heart. Wolfgang was a magnificent Frenchie...perfect in every way but this ear that no longer stood up.
I strongly urge you to have it drained as soon as possible. One of our rescue dogs, a Black Lab named Kohla, had horrible ear issues from allergies. The allergies made him prone to ear hematomas. We had only one burst, and it was bad. I had to repaint the kitchen because it looked like a slaughterhouse in there when it let go. I was assured by our vet that it looked worse than it was. Trust me when I say you do not want to go through that.
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