My floppy-eared dog has a blood blister. Will it heal? What to do?

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My dog has floppy ears they were dirty and today we noticed a blood blister on inside of ear towards outer lobe i cleaned ear and then put warm soak on blood blister will this heal and is there anything else I can do. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 40 lbs

Lauren Celestin, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there! Good job warm compressing the area. You can continue that every 5-6 hours for 5 minutes or how ever long Bailey will tolerate it. Continue to monitor the area for any changes in the appearance, increasing in size, drainage, etc. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell if it will heal on its own or require intervention by a veterinarian. It is certainly not wrong to monitor for a couple days before having a vet look at it, as long as things do not appear to be worse. Another important thing is to try to keep Bailey from shaking his head, as this could cause a hematoma and making things worse and require a visit to the vet. Hopefully this helps a bit and Bailey's ear gets better on its own.

My floppy-eared dog has a blood blister. Will it heal? What to do?

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