elleathree

The cloud pics are lovely. I took this one a while ago. Maybe not the best photo but I liked the shape!

Bradman is feeling a little better today. Doesnt like his collar at all. :rolleyes:

Thanks, I hope so. The vet doesnt really know what it was, only a little bit of pus, mostly swollen/excess tissue, so before they do anything more, we will wait and see if the antibiotics, anti inflamatory and a some time makes a difference. Hopefully the biopsy comes back as nothing. Thanks for the well wishes everyone. He is getting spoilt rotten at the moment.

The hematoma got larger over night last night, not too large still, and the lump on his face started oozing and loosing hair. Surgery was decided on. Bradman had his surgery and the vet was very pleased with the ear but is now concerned about the lump so biopsy was taken and two teeth pulled that 'may be causing the problem' as there was a track from the lump to the teeth. The lump had only a little pus and was mostly inflamed tissue. Hopefully it is a reaction to an infection. We are going back for a check up in a week. My poor poor baby is asleep on the couch with his lovely head wear on.

and I am wondering if the lump on his ear is another bite...NOT a true haemotoma ?? Must admit- with that in mind.... if it hasn't grown any bigger..and he is not rubbing or scratching... perhaps don't draw attention to it by taping, after all??? Yes I did give that a thought about it being another bite. I will make sure that the vet is aware of that. I gave up on taping his ear... but you are right he is only shaking it a little when his attention isnt being drawn to it, so it is probably not really a problem that I cant keep it secure. I will see if I can get a picture of the hematoma and post it.

I have been taping it but he gets it off quite quickly. Any suggestions on the best thing to use - I dont have an elizabethan collar. He doesnt scratch it but I was taping it so that when he shook his head it wouldnt flap around and make it worse.

Thank you for all your replies. How large were the hematoma's - Bradman's is about the size of a 20cent peice but about 3/4 inch thick. I is also situated at the base of the ear flap (at his head) so the vet thinks is was some kind of trauma that caused it. It doesnt seem to be worrying him at all. Surgery is first thing Monday morning - they will also be looking for what caused it, a suggestion was a grass seed or some other ear irritant.

I was reading about this type of injury and Bradman (8yo boxer) has only been shaking his head for 2 days and I have only noticed him shake it once yesterday and maybe twice today. I didnt realise that it would be that easy to cause a hematoma, it's quite large and very painful for the poor boy. He also has a lump under his left eye that the vet seems to think is a reaction to a wasp or spider bite and he has put Bradman on an anti inflamatory. Surgery for the hematoma is on Monday. My question: Is it usual that the surgery for the hematoma be that far away or is it normally done sooner? What sort of complications might occur leaving the injury for another 4 days? I will be ringing the vet tomorrow to follow it up but I'm happy to read about anyones experiences.

It could be their eyes, one of my pups had smelly breath and only very slightly runny eyes. The vet said that nothing was wrong but I couldn't put my face near my pups without smelling something just not quite right. After a second visit, the vet suggested bathing my pups eyes because they looked a little irritated by then and I got some eye ointment for conjunctivitis. Within a few days the smelly breath was gone and so was the runny eye problem.

Thank you for your responses. I have kept it dry and the sock idea has worked well. I also had some 'purple spray' so have used that as well. It's looking ok.

My female boxer Winnie has just come inside and she has, not cleanly, ripped/broken/crushed one of her middle front toenails off. It is broken to the top quick and has about 5mm of nail left sticking out at the bottom half. She didnt cry out or anything and it is not bleeding (although it has been). I have rung the vet and am waiting for a call back. Any suggestions on what I should do in the mean time. She is in a little bit of pain, but is resting at the moment. I was thinking I should soak it to clean it? Thanks.