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| October 8, 2009 |
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Dealing With Ear Hematomas |
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There it is that unsightly swelling of your pet’s ear. How did it happen, what do I do, will it kill them?
I guess the first thing you want to know is exactly how painful is it. Touching the ear will give you a pretty good feel for that. Sometimes they hurt like heck, other times it’s like they don’t even know they have it.
How did they get it? Sometimes you never really find out. Perhaps they were playing hard and hit it just right, or scratched it too hard. If you see obvious signs up scratching or ear mites or an ear infection, that’s probably the culprit, and along with treating the ear has to be addressed.
So, where do you go from here? First lets start off with what exactly what is a hematoma. Because the ear basically has no pressure to stop the blood flow, it keeps flowing through the ear until it fills with blood and gets puffy when a capillary breaks.
There are two options for treatment, and depending on the degree of pain your dog/cat are in, whether they are for show or pet and how bad the hematoma is are all questions you need to answer. Also, if there is obstruction to the ear canal, this needs to be taken into consideration. There are pros and cons to both sides.
The pros to surgery, its more immediate relief, chances are the hematoma won’t come back again and it will heal more rapidly. Some surgeries are just simply placing a drain in the ear and massaging till the blood is gone and sealed or more extensive with suturing the ears on both sides and putting a drain down through it. The down side is obviously the cost of this and the sedation that you’re pet will endure.
The pros to medical treatment are mainly the cost, however, without surgery, the ear will probably be crimped and the return rate is much greater. It has a longer healing time and antibiotics and steroids will need to be administered over this time. Some people I know have even opted to just let nature take its course apply cold compresses to stop the bleeding capillaries and let the blood be absorbed by the body. This is only if there is no discomfort or blockage of the ear canal.
Its best to talk with your vet and see what fits your pet’s needs and your financial situation This is not a matter of life and death, but needs to be addressed and a plan of action taken. |
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