After Seeing the Vet

Rocky (My Boxer Pit Mix) decided it would be fun to wrestle the other dog I am fostering (Caleb), which ultimately made his ear swell up bad. I was told it was called Ear Hematoma (hematoma is a swelling in the ear flap resulting from an injury). When the tiny blood vessels in the ear’s cartilage rupture and bleed, the hematoma – a firm, fluid – filled swelling – will appear within the dog’s ear. I think what happened was they were wrestling around and his head hit the floor, which i have hard wood floors and his ear swelled up pretty good. 

I took him to the Vet, which I was recommended to go to Lexington Pet Clinic. I was very happy with the service there and it didn’t cost me a lot. Which is always good. It’s really hard to find a place that you can feel comfortable and trust. It’s located in Eagan, MN, which i was a little closer to my place, but I would recommend them easily to anyone.  

So basically they drained the blood in his ear and now he gets to wear this silly cone the rest of the week. Although he is miserable, at least his ear will be healed.   

I was also told he may need surgery if the draining didn’t work. Which I am confident that it will since i took him almost immediately and the fact that it was caused by injury and not infection I think that he is lucky and won’t need the surgery.   

Some Other Causes for Ear Hematoma:   

If you dog or cat’s ear(s) swell up, be sure to take them to the Vet asap to get checked out. It’s basically a broken Blood Vessel in the ear and needs to be treated right away.  

If for some reason Rocky needs anything more on it, I will update it here on the Blog. Hopefully he will survive the week bumping into walls with his Cone Collar.