[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Aural Hematoma
- From: Cindy <sophoclesajax@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Jen Proud <proudk911@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:01:16 -0700
Thank you to those who responded both on list and privately regarding
hematomas.
Thank you to those who expressed your confidence & trust in the
veterinarian we share! This helped to calm my nerves at least, going into
the surgery.
This bitch had surgery that went well Friday and is recovering.
Aspirating/draining with cortisone injected did not work out. I am
confident that her skilled and experienced veterinarian will be able to
resolve the hematoma with this surgery. He has said that he tells his
clients that if he ever has to repeat the surgery in the same ear (which
has been rare), he will not charge for that surgery, and that he has never
had to do the same ear a third time in a dog's lifetime -- which I found
generous and fair.
Time will tell whether her ear will go back up; vet certainly did his very
best and will recheck, adjust/rebandage her Monday. She isn't particularly
thrilled by all the stuff surrounding & in her ear right now -- which seems
to include xray film, teflon bandages, tapes, sutures, and tampons, lol --
and wants to shake her head (nooooo!). Poor baby! But she is safe & okay.
Cindy
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Jen Proud <proudk911@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is a commercially available to veterinarians product just for this!
> It is intended for when one chooses to do the surgical route (and if her
> ear cauliflowers it is much harder to fix)... The hematoma is excised and
> sutured, then a sterile plastic sheeting is placed on both sides and
> "buttons" (through the pinna) secure the sheets/ frame together. On a GSD,
> it would be at least 10 buttons, probably closer to the high teens. The
> "frame" comes off in 14 days at the same time the sutures beneath come out
> and the ear is rechecked. Within a few weeks later, voila! But for a thin
> line and a few pink marks, the ear is back to normal but for finishing hair
> regrowth. Success rate at ear preservation is well over 90% with the
> plastic & buttons framework and keeps the ear erect & stretched while it
> heals so it can't shrivel up with scar tissue. The ear remains functionally
> movable while wearing the device as well. I would definitely recommend it
> to anyone with an erect eared dog having a hematoma!
> Your vet can order one and have it in a day or two if you choose to go
> that route as well.
> Oh, and just because half of hematoma affected dogs have chronic ear
> infections, remember the other half doesn't! A hematoma is almost always
> the result of trauma- whether it be from always kicking at their ears, or
> it be for shaking their head and hitting a door frame in their clumsiness...
>
> Jen P & her Pack
>
> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Cindy <sophoclesajax@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> *buttons/xray film backing idea
>>
>>
>> Vet said about half the dogs have had chronic ear infections, but in some
>> it's immune mediated and triggered.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>>
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