My dog broke a vein in his ear ......?

Question

My golden retriever, I guess shook his head too hard, and broke a vein in the floppy part of his ear. The "flop" has filled with blood and it is about an inch thick. This is the second time. Last time the vet drained it, put a little drain in the ear flop and viola, healed. Well that cost me $600. Someone told me I shoulda just left it alone and it would heal and the blood would be absorbed by his body. Is that true? Or is it another trip to the vet for us?????

Answer 1

Well... usually it should be drained out. But it's too expensive for that treatment. I would leave it like it is because the blood will drain itself.

Answer 2

Yes it is true BUT the aural hematoma is very painful to the dog and when the body absorbs the blood his ear will not look the same. it will look like a waded piece of paper. not smooth like the other ear.There is an underlining problem when the dog shakes his head that hard. most likely an ear infection pay closer attention to his ears keep them clean and dry. discuss this with your vet. I think you should go back to vet no matter what the cost. If you can't afford to take care of him properly you should not have any pets. Sorry if that sounds harsh but I'm just thinking about the pain your dog is feeling now like I said the hematoma is painful and so is an ear infection.

Answer 3

you should be conserned if your pet shakes its head and breaks blood vessles this could be a sign of an ear problem which should be checked out by a veterinarian the bruising should also be looked at the last time you saw the vet did he/she check for infections in the ear? and treat that to because the draining of the blood should not have cost $600 if your dog did shake and his ears hit somthing this could cause a problem with broken blood vessels because this is the second time this has happened you should look into the reasons for the problem not just treat the problem this could Cost more than the last one. try a new veterinarian for another opinion.

Answer 4

I had a labrador that this happened to have you tried an elizabethan collar on him it stops injury to the ear whilst it is healing it wii reabsorb eventualy as long as it doesnt get knocked then it will be messy but harmless the dog will not bleed to death if this happens so dont panic

Answer 5

Try GlycoNutrients for pets to rebuild and support the cell tissue of the ear. find it at www.glyconutrientsforpets.com
I'm not a vet, but eventially it should "express" like a big zit....keep an eye on it.

Answer 6

my dog did the same thing but it got infected,don't let that happen take him to a vet now!!!!!! for the sake of your retriever or just take a needle and keep popping it but if it happens more than 5 times in a row (a new one every day) then take him back to the vet it might be infected

Answer 7

Sometimes they absorb, and sometimes they will not. Only a vet can tell. This is quite painful for your dog (my last dog went through this a couple of times). For your dog's sake please see the vet quickly so that an assessment can be made.

Answer 8

The body will absorb it. But, if it is that thick, the bleeding needs to be stopped first.

Answer 9

yes...back to the vet... it is an ear hematoma... my shepard got it once and cost about that to repair...it can only be surgically repaired per the vets office that I just spoke with... it tends to be more common in dogs whose ears flop...

Answer 10

Wow you need to find a different vet.

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