Red bumps on both of my puppy's ears? What are they?

sometimes a pup will breakout, it could be a allergic reaction to his bedding or just something similar to cradle cap on a baby. have you tried bathing him, and scrubbing his ears well? don't panic, more than likely he will be just fine.

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Red bumps on both of my puppy's ears? What are they?

Well, I posted a question the other day asking about the bumps on my puppy's ears. I noticed they are getting worse and the one that has been there the longest is starting to get kinda crusty looking in the center of the bump. He has them on both ears on the tips...I called the Vet to set up an...

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Poor puppy! Sounds like he has a case of Ear Hematomas. Ear Hematomas or blood blisters are quite common in floppy-eared dogs such as hounds, spaniels and setters. They occur less frequently in dogs with erect ears and in cats. Hematomas can occur at any age. It appears more common in hot humid climates than in cold, dry areas. This problem occurs when an itchy, infected ear cause the dog or cat to paw and shake its head. This pawing at an infected ear causes it to turn red as small blood vessels swell, and leak fluids. Dogs and cats shake their heads so violently that some of these small blood vessels burst discharging blood between the skin of the inner surface of the ear and the cartilage which forms the ear structure. The whole process can occur in a matter of hours forming a balloon-like swelling on the inner surface of the ear.

The condition is much more common in dogs than in cats. Dogs are usually suggested to be taken to the vet soon after the swelling occurs. These dogs are not in acute pain but the heavy affected ear is shaken repeatedly in an attempt to dislodge the swelling. There is only one effective treatment at this time. It requires incising or lancing the swelling so all blood within it can exit. To do this, the dog is heavily sedated or placed on a general gas anesthetic.

The ear is shaven and scrubbed and a scalpel blade is used to make a long incision through the skin of the inner surface of the ear over the hematoma. After the blood and clots present are removed some veterinarians simply bandage the ear tightly wound over a tampon or role of gauze, or some vets even will take the time to make a series of "mattress" sutures through the entire thickness of the ear to form a “quilt”. Because it is quite common for the second ear to form a hematoma at a later date, be sure and tell the vet to tell the surgeon to suture the “good” ear as well. I would insist on this being done. Mattress suturing the good ear also prevents the dog from concentrating its scratching activity on the damaged ear. Some of these dogs need to go home in a large restrictive plastic collar called an Elizabethan collar. This collar prevents the dog from pawing at its ears while they heal. I have also heard of using a good tranquilizer (such as acepromazine given at 0.25mg to 0.5mg/pound up to four times a day) and this often eliminates the need for a restrictive collar especially since I went through 3 with my Female dog after her spay. Once a week has passed, the danger of the dog rubbing and damaging its ear further is very slight. Once the ear hematoma has healed, I'd concentrate on curing the ear infections, which are the underlying cause of the problem. This requires cleaning and flushing out the ear canals with a cerumenolytic (ear wax-dissolving) product and packing the ear with an antibiotic/corticosteroid cream. During my years of pet grooming at a pet store (particullarly dogs) out of seeing and suggestions of treating this condition, I have only seen four or five cases where chronic ear canal infections were not the root cause of the ear hematoma. In those cases, I was told by the owners the problem was inherited bleeding tendencies i.e. having genetic hemophilia or rat bait ingestion or generalized itching (pruritis) due to fleas and other allergies. The dog was treated with a vitamin K supplement in the beginning and afterwards during healing with some antihistamines for the itching, medicated shampoos to get the smell off the dog due to the infection, and flea control products if it was flea allergy dermatitis. A small group of ear canal infections are stubborn and difficult to cure. These are infections that lie in the middle and inner ear, the space between the eardrum and the brain. These require prolonged antibiotic therapy based on bacterial antibiotic susceptibility and in rare cases, surgery to remove infected tissue. But lets hope you don't have to go to that extent. Hope all goes well with the vet. :)

Sounds like some type of parasite like fleas etc, but see what your vet thinks.

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