Pet of the month for October goes to this beauty, Storm.
Storm has been visiting us for years now as she suffers from ongoing ear infections. Even though she is on daily medications for ears, they still become inflamed during the spring/summer months like a lot of our furry friends.
Recently this poor old lady had to come visit us because she was shaking her head so much from an inner ear infection, that she caused herself an Aural Haematoma. An aural haematoma is a collection of blood or serum, within the pinna (ear flap). The swelling may involve the entire ear flap or it may involve only a small area. Over time, if untreated this can cause the ear flap to become thickened.
Treatment for an aural haematoma requires going under a general anaesthetic, making an incision to drain the blood/serum from the ear and then using many sutures to secure the ear flap back together again. These sutures are left in for 3 weeks to make sure that it has healed together completely and we place some antibiotic ointment into the ear to make sure the infection is treated.
Storm was an absolute trooper during her procedure, she is half way through her recovery and is doing extremely well. She will continue to stay on her medications to maintain her ear health ongoing.
Making sure our pet’s skin is maintained is extremely important, skin/ear infections can be very painful and irritating for our furry family members. Spring and Summer are the times of year that our allergies tend to flare up the most. There are many safe medications/shampoos that can help keep our family members comfortable- if you have any concerns about your pet, book in to see us now!