Swollen Ear Flap

[Gallowspole]

I have a Golden retriever and this morning she has suddenly developed a large 'growth' in her ear flap. It's about 4cm long, shaped like a rugby ball. Soft to the touch. She doesn't seem in distress.

She has a 9 month puppy, although he dwarfs her, and they play quite hard together, biting each other's ears, neck, tails, etc.

Any ideas anyone?

[Gallowspole]

30 mins later....

Just back from the vets. A burst capillary. He drained the ear and gave an anti-infamatory and antibiotic injection. If it swells up again she will probably need surgery to sort it out, he said.

Edited December 18, 2005 by Gallowspole

[BambinA]

the one u see called "aural hematoma"

it was from capillaries in pinna raptured from shake

primary cause - itchy /irritae from ear canal such as ear mite ,otitis externa ,yeast infection ..etc

Tx.

1 aspirated +drain

2 surgery

after fixed hematoma .. you have to get rid the primary cause too ..if u dont do it, it will get hematoma again