DeezieHelena
Young Bun
Hi guys,
Just recently stopped Nutmeg's ear drops after her second ear infection - since then she has been breathing quite heavily whilst lying down, I'm presuming it's stress as she hates me touching her ears! Anyway, she is still scratching at them and they are once again swollen and red raw.
A few months ago I noticed this lump at the base of her ear (where her ear joins to her head).
It's never really bothered her before but now sometimes when I touch it she jumps and sometimes even growls at me, and once or twice stomped.
It's not a superficial lump, it's under the skin and I can move it around. It's about the size of a 50p and its ironically on the ear which she has the most trouble with. I'm wondering if it could be an abscess? Could this be the reason she always has pus in that ear and why she always scratches at it?
I have showed the vet a few times and they've just said they couldn't feel anything and look at me as if I'm speaking rubbish or I'm paranoid!
I am a bit more worried now that it clearly annoys her when I touch it since it has been there since September - I don't want it to get any worse!
Any advice? I appreciate anything!
Many thanks
Update:
We took Nutmeg to the vet today who had a look in her ear and confirmed that there is a hole from an abscess allowing pus into her ear.
They've booked her in to remove it next Wednesday and put her on Baytril until then.
I don't really know what to expect - any advice?
Thanks.
Just recently stopped Nutmeg's ear drops after her second ear infection - since then she has been breathing quite heavily whilst lying down, I'm presuming it's stress as she hates me touching her ears! Anyway, she is still scratching at them and they are once again swollen and red raw.
A few months ago I noticed this lump at the base of her ear (where her ear joins to her head).
It's never really bothered her before but now sometimes when I touch it she jumps and sometimes even growls at me, and once or twice stomped.
It's not a superficial lump, it's under the skin and I can move it around. It's about the size of a 50p and its ironically on the ear which she has the most trouble with. I'm wondering if it could be an abscess? Could this be the reason she always has pus in that ear and why she always scratches at it?
I have showed the vet a few times and they've just said they couldn't feel anything and look at me as if I'm speaking rubbish or I'm paranoid!
I am a bit more worried now that it clearly annoys her when I touch it since it has been there since September - I don't want it to get any worse!
Any advice? I appreciate anything!
Many thanks
Update:
We took Nutmeg to the vet today who had a look in her ear and confirmed that there is a hole from an abscess allowing pus into her ear.
They've booked her in to remove it next Wednesday and put her on Baytril until then.
I don't really know what to expect - any advice?
Thanks.
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