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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: ebony girl on August 16, 2012, 09:03:27 PM
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noticed that my ebony (aged 3) had a small cut to the side if her face today, just under where her ear lays,...couldnt see it very clearly as there was dried blood, so decided to get her in the bath and give her a gentle rinse tonight...some water went down her ear that side and now she is going nuts, rubbing the ear, yelping, shaking. She such a good girl and has let me have a look but i wont touch as she seems in agony and i dont want to hurt her. The only thing i can see is a small lump inside the ear, im hoping a grass seed hasnt gone right in... :'(
Shall i wait till the morning to take her to the vets or shall i call them out now, even though they probably wont do anything till the morning anyway????
I also have some noroclav antibiotics here, which were left over, they are still in date....shall i start her on them or wait till shes seen the vet??.....what would you lot do?? is there anything i can do to relieve her pain???? at the minute shes cuddled in a blanket with me on the sofa, seems settled but every now and then shakes her head, wimpers, and looks very sorry for herself..
im not normally a panic pants, but i hate to see my babies in pain....
thanks lucy xx
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If that was me I would ring the emegency vets and ask for some advice :luv: :luv: hope that ebony soon settles :luv: x x x
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Poor baby :(
I wouldn't give her the ABs - I have given left over rimadyl before now (anti inflammatory) but I'd be worried that the ABs weren't the right ones for the infection she may / may not have etc.
I think I'd ring the vet for some advice - my vet would possibly see and operate tonight if required and I guessing yours would too.
Alternatively if she's settled down then I'd be tempted to wait until the morning to take her, but would with hold food so that if she goes in tomorrow and needs anaesthetising she can be.
Hope she feels better soon x
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I wouldn't use the ABs either. If he's settled a bit I too would be tempted to wait. If he does get more upset later you could always contact your emergencey vet then and ask for advice
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I agree with Kelly. Don't give her antibiotics for anything other than that which they were originally given. I would also give the vet a wee call :blink:
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yep....i know youre all right about the AB's, but i was clutching at straws to try and make her feel better as quick as possible.....Thank god for COL, theres always people there to make you see sense...
Have rung the Emergency Vet, he isnt at the surgery but he would come out if i considered it neccessary. At the minute she is asleep next to me, every 5-10 mins she wakes and shakes her head, but i can console her and she settles again, so im tempted to wait till the morning as i would rather she stay with me over night then in to the vets first thing in the morning and if she needs an op at least she should be home later in the day....she would hate to have to stay there overnight... :'(
What would you all do, am i putting my feelings before her discomfort????
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I think it is probably reasonable to keep her comfy with you tonight and take her first thing in the morning. You've always got the option of calling the vet again in the night if you need to.
Hope she is ok x
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Aww bless you but the antibiotics would take at least a day to kick in, even if they were the right ones. I know you want to make her well so I reckon just do what you are doing. Watch her and if she gets worse then call the vet again x
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She has slept with me all night, a few episodes of head shaking but she wasn't distressed..... She is now hiding under my dressing table in the dressing room and she won't come out.....;-( I'm off for a quick shower and will be waiting at the vets with her when they open.... Wish me luck!!!
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Good luck and I hope it is something that can be easily and quickly helped.
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Aw poor little thing, hope she is ok and it gets sorted quickly. :luv: big hugs to you both. Will be thinking of you. X
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Best of luck for Ebony :luv: :bigarmhug:
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Oh poor wee Ebony :luv:
Here's hoping you get sorted
quickly at the Vet!
:-*and :bigarmhug:
steffxxx
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Good luck with your girl, I hope its something quick and easy to fix for her :)
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Good luck - hope its something easily sortable for your lovely girl :luv:
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Hope all goes well at the vets today
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back from the vets......
Nasty, evil grass seed......although being the beautifully tempered and brave girl she is the vet managed to get it out without sedation..... :banana:
she also has a "hot spot" on the side of her face under her ear....i have no experience with hotsopts so if someone can enlighten me about them, i would be most grateful.
we have eardrops and ointment for her face, total bill £58 which i dont think is too painful, however the vet did say keep an eye incase there was another one down there... :o :o :o :o :o i blinking hope not!!
anyway, ebony is looking and feeling very sorry for herself, still shaking her head and scratching a little but i suppose thats normal if the ear is still inflammed, hopefully it will settle down soon.
shes just been spoilt with some of the puppies food as she loves it, a drink of goats milk, (her fave) and is asleep on a nice squishy quilt on my sofa (dogs not normally allowed on sofas here) to keep the other furry horrors away from her, and she is asleep.. :luv: :luv: :luv: :luv:
fingers crossed everyone for a speedy recovery, and thanks everso for all the replies, positive thoughts, and especially for the rapid responses last night.....
COLer's you are truly great !!!
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Bless her, glad she is on her way to being sorted. I live in fear of those damn grass seeds!
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Great news, hope you are both feeling better soon.
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I'm so glad they managed to get the grass seed out of her ear without too much trouble :) My GSD that's at home with my parents gets hotspots occassionally, usually in summer. They're often caused by allergies etc and I've found that clipping the area around it helps it to heal up faster. The vet's obviously given you some ointment to put on it which should help with the inflammation and any infection. Fingers crossed she's all healed up really soon :)
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I'm glad it hadn't travelled further down and was able to be removed so easily - Jarv is beautifully natured as well but when a seed is perforating an eardrum it often isn't possible to remove without sedation :-\
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I'm glad it hadn't travelled further down and was able to be removed so easily - Jarv is beautifully natured as well but when a seed is perforating an eardrum it often isn't possible to remove without sedation :-\
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Yes, ebony had one last summer which had attached itself very deep, and she had to be sedated for that as they were unsure whether it had caused any damage which needed repair, luckily it hadn't xxx
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The best treatment for a hot spot is to bathe the area with hibiscrub diluted 1 part hibi to 10 water I do this 3 times a day and they clear up very quickly. My Rottie is prone to them so have had plenty of practice