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Fortunately, this isn't anything to get too worked up about, it's just unfortunate and embarrassing for the poor dog.
I'm a little upset at my parents for lying to me....or rather, leaving out details for me.
Bear, our 10 year old lab retriever, had been having a weird ear for a while. It was really swollen right by where the ear connects to her head, and it was sticking upwards.
My parents told me Monday that Tuesday she was going to see the vet and they were going to fix it, it was a very simple procedure and nothing to worry about.
I get to their place yesterday morning and Bear has a bandage around her entire head, totally covering the one ear, only exposing her eyes and nose. She obviously has been under surgery because she is panting like crazy, breathing really deep, almost grunt like noises, and can barely maneuver around.
I instantly panicked. Then I found out what really happened. Supposedly, this happens a lot with retrievers, something irritates their ears, so they will violently shake their head and ears to relieve it. Enough of it, and they will rupture blood vessels in an ear, or sometimes even both. It creates somewhat of a clot, just a big pool of blood and makes the ear all swollen and makes the end of the ear stick upwards.
She had to be put under (one of her legs has a shaved spot for an IV) and they had to cut into her ear and get rid of the pool, then stitch it back up. She has to take pills twice a day until the bottle runs out (kind of like antibiotics) and she has to have ear drops in other other ear twice a day.
The poor dog just appears humiliated. She won't even really look at any of us....I know a lot of it is the drugs they used to put her under and they take a day or so to wear off, and she is slowly coming back.....but you can tell she is really depressed over it. I'm sure the poor dog thinks she has to wear that stupid bandage forever.
The bandage can come off on Saturday. Thankfully, we have a good vet who even went out of their way to call and ask how she was doing.
Good thoughts, please, if you can offer them. My poor doggy is just miserable.
I'm a little upset at my parents for lying to me....or rather, leaving out details for me.
Bear, our 10 year old lab retriever, had been having a weird ear for a while. It was really swollen right by where the ear connects to her head, and it was sticking upwards.
My parents told me Monday that Tuesday she was going to see the vet and they were going to fix it, it was a very simple procedure and nothing to worry about.
I get to their place yesterday morning and Bear has a bandage around her entire head, totally covering the one ear, only exposing her eyes and nose. She obviously has been under surgery because she is panting like crazy, breathing really deep, almost grunt like noises, and can barely maneuver around.
I instantly panicked. Then I found out what really happened. Supposedly, this happens a lot with retrievers, something irritates their ears, so they will violently shake their head and ears to relieve it. Enough of it, and they will rupture blood vessels in an ear, or sometimes even both. It creates somewhat of a clot, just a big pool of blood and makes the ear all swollen and makes the end of the ear stick upwards.
She had to be put under (one of her legs has a shaved spot for an IV) and they had to cut into her ear and get rid of the pool, then stitch it back up. She has to take pills twice a day until the bottle runs out (kind of like antibiotics) and she has to have ear drops in other other ear twice a day.
The poor dog just appears humiliated. She won't even really look at any of us....I know a lot of it is the drugs they used to put her under and they take a day or so to wear off, and she is slowly coming back.....but you can tell she is really depressed over it. I'm sure the poor dog thinks she has to wear that stupid bandage forever.
The bandage can come off on Saturday. Thankfully, we have a good vet who even went out of their way to call and ask how she was doing.
Good thoughts, please, if you can offer them. My poor doggy is just miserable.
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