My dog has a red ear lump, bleeding, and scratching. Vet help?

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Hi my dog has a red boil looking lump in her ear but not inside the canal and it has just started bleeding slightly. She is scratching the other ear a lot and it’s all red. Does she need a vet? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 35 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

I would recommend that you have this little mass checked out by a vet, but I would not consider it an emergency. You could wait until Monday if your vet is not open. If Nala is scratching and causing it to bleed, you may need to have her wear an e-collar to prevent further damage. It could be a histiocytoma, but a vet would need to get a small sample of cells to examine under a microscope to rule out other types of tumors that can look similar. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1676

My dog has a red ear lump, bleeding, and scratching. Vet help?

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