For all the people that knows about dogs. its an emergency please.?

Question

ok i have a black 6 month old lab. and one day i found a big gaping hole on his left ear. i thought it was just a scratch so i js a scratch so i put some alcohol on it. then the next day i see the same gaping hole with blood oozing at his right ear. so i then i started getting worried. but i decided to see what happens the next day. the next day i see the flesh on his right ear dug up more. then one of my friends told there might be bugs that eat on flesh. is this true? what is causing this. please hes like my little brother

how much would it cost if i take him to the vet? i have financil problems now

Answer 1

GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND GET THE DOG TO THE VET!!!!!

You should be afraid! The poor thing is hurt, and you aren't helping him!!!!

VET!!!!NOW!!!!

Answer 2

Well if you had a gaping wound what would you do? You did more harm than good with the alcohol. Not to be mean but that was dumb.

Your little brother needs medical attention right now. Yes fly's can lay eggs in the cut and then they become maggots, they will feed on the dogs flesh! Now here is a credit card company that will if you qualify allow your to get medical treatment for your puppy.
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1-800-365-8295. I hope your of age other else this will not help you one bit. I suggest your find the money tonight to get the dog to the vets right now. your puppy can lose his ear flap and he can be sever pain and can be infected already!

You have already waited too long. Don't make that mistake any longer. Get the pup to the vets.

Answer 3

It could be a number of things. A common problem are ear mites and he is scratching it because they itch really bad. Is he around other dogs? It could be rough housing or fighting? If it's mites he needs medicine to kill the bugs and mites are contagious. It could spread to other pets. If it is a wound he may need medicine anyway. It's better to find out early so whatever his cause is so it doesn't worsen physically and financially. If money is a problem often the local human society has a clinic that offers vet services at reduced cost. Often times you can call a vet and talk to a vet tech or get questions to the vet. They will ask more specific questions and often tell you if it sound serious enough to come in or even if he needs to come in urgently or offer a remedy for something minor. They can also tell you if it's a bad season for a particular parasite because often times they will have seen a number of the same kind of case from other pet owners. If his ears smell yeasty it could be a yeast infection which can cause itching and pain. This is also very common with particular breeds. One of mine get this from time to time. It's also important because you don't want whatever the problem is to effect his hearing done the road so to speak. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

omg! it is a good guess that there is a flesh eating bug on your dog. but it also could be a very bad infection. you need to take the dog to the vet RIGHT NOW! if there is a bug or a really bad infection in can go further into the head and do much more serious damage. If you leave things alone it will get worse no matter what. your dog needs medical help right away.

Answer 5

Go to the vet. This could be a hematoma but it could easily get infected and sounds like it needs to be treated. Dogs will scratch any irritation on their ears making the problem worse. If the flesh is falling off it is most definately a serios infection under the skin. At this point I think it needs to be checked out.

Answer 6

If could be an infection, or a parasite who does in fact eat the flesh. Maggots is a possiblity.

Please; do not let this wait any longer. The wound can become severely infected, and could potentially cause the dog to go deaf. Call a real vet (not a Yahoo one) and ask what you should do, then please; take it either to a veternarian clinic or animal hospital. This is something that shouldn't be left alone.

If I knew your area, I could give you some numbers to call. Look online or in the phone books for some numbers.

Good luck with your dog, and let us know what happens. =)

Answer 7

He could be being attacked by flies or meat-eating bees, or even rats. Without more information, it's difficult to tell. Or he could be doing the damage himself by energetically scratching at his ears because he has ear infections.

We suggest getting your dog checked by a vet to see if he has ear infections, or if there is inidcation of "biting", and to get his ears properly cared for.

It's also a good idea to keep the dog indoors until his ears are healed.

Answer 8

If he has a cut that's infected, flys will be attracted to it and they will lay eggs. Maggots will hatch and start eating the flesh. I've seen a dog eaten by maggots...it's not a pretty sight. If outside a lot, keep him inside and make sure you make a visit to your vet so he can diagnose the problem and fix it.

Answer 9

You say Emergency. I say Take him to the vet. Don't piss around on here. He can get a serious infection if not properly treated. In the time it took you to type your question and wait for answers you could have already called the vet and made an appointment or been on your way to the vet office. Sheesh.............

Answer 10

GO STRAIGHT TO THE VET!!! Your dog could have a serious problem, and yes it could be a flesh-eating parasite such as maggots or a warble! You should have taken him to the ermegency vet as soon as you saw an open wound on him. And you should never put alcohol on an open wound, it burns like crazy. Go! Go right now to your vet and see what is up with your dog!

Answer 11

Fleshy gaping hole=vet!!

He is probably the one that is making it worse. And who knows what caused it or what type of infection is going on. If you let it get infected enough maggots might get to it and make it worse. The sooner you take him to the vet the better off you and he will be.