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Hi Everyone, my name is Dan, and I am a veterinarian.

Today I am talking about the ear hematoma in the dog. The dog ear hematoma happens when there is blood and fluid collection in the dog's ear. The pinna is the part of the dog's ear that swells with the blood and fluid. The pinna will swell and become quite large very quickly. The pinna or ear of the dog will be warm and soft to the touch. The pinna can be so swollen that that ear will hang downward from the weight of the blood and fluid inside of the pinna of the ear.


The ear is highly vascular, so when a dog shakes their head a lot from an ear infection, allergies, or some other underlying cause and ear hematoma can develop. Once the ear hematoma has developed, a veterinarian needs to be seen to correct the ear hematoma.


A vet will approach and ear hematoma either medically or surgically. This decision will be made by your vet based on what they believe will resolve the ear hematoma.


An ear hematoma can be treated with steroids by mouth or a steroid injection into the ear. In most cases the ear will also be drained with a needle. If this option does note resolve the ear hematoma, surgery is the next step. A veterinarian will make an incision into the ear and drain the blood and fluid from the ear with the hematoma. The vet will then suture the front and back of the pinna together to compress the ear. This surgery will prevent the ear from swelling again with blood and fluid.

Once the ear hematoma has been resolved, your veterinarian will try to prevent future ear hematomas by addressing underlying problems or diseases that could be causing the secondary ear hematoma.

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