My jack russel terrier's ears are swollen??!
Question: My jack russel terrier's ears are swollen!?!?
her ears are swollen and red inside and she doesn't seem like herself!. i don't know what is wrong!.!.!? should i take her to the vet!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I had problems with our jack russell!. redness and shaking of head!. He would scratch too!.
first time we took him to vet and got drops!.worked great, but i am sure we bought something off the shelf at pet store next time which done the job just as well
maybe worth having him looked at though!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
first time we took him to vet and got drops!.worked great, but i am sure we bought something off the shelf at pet store next time which done the job just as well
maybe worth having him looked at though!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Hello,
My dog had the same problem a couple years in a row!. !. I thought my dog had a hematoma but the vet said no, he said It may be an allergic reaction from a flea bite!. Here is something I copied from the net:
If the ear flap itself is swollen and turgid, it is likely that he has something called an aural hematoma!. 'Aural' refers to ear, and 'hematoma' is a blood-filled space!. This happens when small blood vessels in the ear flap rupture and blood fills the area between the skin and ear cartilage!. Click here to see a photo of an aural hematoma!. If the ear/face is diffusely swollen, your dog may have experienced an insect bite or sting!. Either way, a trip to the vet is in order!
Aural hematomas frequently occur in conjunction with an ear infection of some sort (fungal, bacterial, mites, etc!.) and results from the trauma of continually shaking the head and scratching!. Some pets may actually hit the ear flap on a table or surrounding object, but most often, it is the continued shaking/scratching of the ears to cause the blood vessels in the ear to rupture!. Aural hematomas happen in both cats and dogs, but more commonly in dogs with floppy ears!.
Hematomas are uncomfortable, and the extra weight may cause the pet to shake the head even more!. Left untreated, the hematoma will resolve in a few weeks time, usually resulting in a permanently wrinkled "cauliflower" ear!. Treatment options include: 1) aspirate (using a needle), 2) surgically open up the ear flap, drain the space and remove clots, then tack the ear down, or 3) place an indwelling cannula in the ear to drain away fluid as the ear heals!. Aspiration has risks -- the possibility of introducing infection, and the possibility of reoccurring!. Surgery is the quickest way to resolve the hematoma, and will hopefully reduce the wrinkling, but once an ear has had a hematoma, there is often some wrinkled scar tissue present!. Not many dogs tolerate the cannula option, so this is not as common of a treatment!. The severity of post-hematoma wrinkling of the ear depends on how large the hematoma originally was!.
http://vetmedicine!.about!.com/cs/cataf/a/!.!.!.
Hope this helps you, good luck with your dog!.
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My dog had the same problem a couple years in a row!. !. I thought my dog had a hematoma but the vet said no, he said It may be an allergic reaction from a flea bite!. Here is something I copied from the net:
If the ear flap itself is swollen and turgid, it is likely that he has something called an aural hematoma!. 'Aural' refers to ear, and 'hematoma' is a blood-filled space!. This happens when small blood vessels in the ear flap rupture and blood fills the area between the skin and ear cartilage!. Click here to see a photo of an aural hematoma!. If the ear/face is diffusely swollen, your dog may have experienced an insect bite or sting!. Either way, a trip to the vet is in order!
Aural hematomas frequently occur in conjunction with an ear infection of some sort (fungal, bacterial, mites, etc!.) and results from the trauma of continually shaking the head and scratching!. Some pets may actually hit the ear flap on a table or surrounding object, but most often, it is the continued shaking/scratching of the ears to cause the blood vessels in the ear to rupture!. Aural hematomas happen in both cats and dogs, but more commonly in dogs with floppy ears!.
Hematomas are uncomfortable, and the extra weight may cause the pet to shake the head even more!. Left untreated, the hematoma will resolve in a few weeks time, usually resulting in a permanently wrinkled "cauliflower" ear!. Treatment options include: 1) aspirate (using a needle), 2) surgically open up the ear flap, drain the space and remove clots, then tack the ear down, or 3) place an indwelling cannula in the ear to drain away fluid as the ear heals!. Aspiration has risks -- the possibility of introducing infection, and the possibility of reoccurring!. Surgery is the quickest way to resolve the hematoma, and will hopefully reduce the wrinkling, but once an ear has had a hematoma, there is often some wrinkled scar tissue present!. Not many dogs tolerate the cannula option, so this is not as common of a treatment!. The severity of post-hematoma wrinkling of the ear depends on how large the hematoma originally was!.
http://vetmedicine!.about!.com/cs/cataf/a/!.!.!.
Hope this helps you, good luck with your dog!.
Www@Answer-Health@Com
Take her to a vet, my dog had an ear infection when she was a puppy that didn't get treated (we didn't own her yet), and now she has really bad allergies!. The treatment might be expensive now, but if it didn't get treated and turned into allergies, you're going to pay a lot more for medication for the rest of the dogs life, trust me!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try to clean them with a wet, warm wash cloth then pat them with peroxide on a cotton ball or pad!. Are her ears dangling in her water bowl when she drinks!? Sometimes this causes ear irritation!. If this doesn't help, consult with the vet before you take her there!. They should offer some advice over the phone!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
taker her to the vet she may have an ear infectionWww@Answer-Health@Com