My dog's ear hematoma keeps refilling. Is yellowish fluid normal?

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Hi, my dog (am pit bull terrier) had aural hematoma. Treated at home, it split open in a few different places and drained on its own (all blood) But after, for the last few days it keeps filling back up, but the fluid draining is like watery but slighty yellowish in color. I've researched and info says could take a couple weeks to drain/heal. Is this right..any helpful info for further treatment? Already on antibiotics for another issue (actually opened 2 days after being on antibiotics). Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 8 years and 7 months old | 90 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Ear hematomas can take a while to heal and can fill up multiple times after the initial drainage. Many times for the recurrent hematomas, I will need to place a drain into the ear flap and Stitch it in place. This drain will remain there for several weeks before removing it. This allows the ear to actively drain during the healing process so that scar tissue can form to seal the hematoma site. The fluid that you are seeing, is likely fluid that the body is accumulating in the area of the hematoma in an attempt to fill in the Dead Space. As long as this fluid does not look thick yellow or smell it is likely not infectious and is more likely serous fluid. If this fluid continues and does not resolve after several weeks then I would have this rechecked by the veterinarian and consider having further treatment done to try and resolve this problem. If Mimi does not have an anti-inflammatory, I would certainly recommend giving her one to help reduce any inflammation associated with the ear hematoma. I hope this helps solve the problem. Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you may have

My dog's ear hematoma keeps refilling. Is yellowish fluid normal?

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