I cringe when I hear the word "hematoma" in conjunction with our beautiful Shepherds' ears! My 12-yer old bitch had a hematoma when she was around seven. A puppy bit her ear. She, too had surgery and the ear never came back up. I was heartsick because she had the most beautiful ears. Then, last fall, the same bitch got another hematoma. This time, I think it was caused by her scratching her ear. More surgery and another flopped ear. Now she looks like a hound. I wish I could give you a better report, but from all I've experienced, I would say the chances are not good for the ear to ever return to normal. Good luck! Pat Castle Kennels, Ltd. Where Shepherds of Distinction Reign www.castlekennels.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LinronsKnl@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:26 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Ear Hematoma Question We had surgery done three weeks ago on Spirit for an ear hematoma. Got the sutures out this morning and her ear is still flopped over. Does anyone have any experience with ear hematomas? Any chance that her ear will go back up? Is there anything that we can do to help it go up? Thanks in advance. Linda Butler Windy Knoll Shepherds Saratoga Springs, NY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================