My dog's ear was cut grooming. Applied medicine. Should I see a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 5 months old | 13 lbs
I was cutting my dog hair & when I got to the ear there was a knot there& I accidentally cut part of the bottom ear & I also put this medicine I had got from the vet a while back I read that it was safe to use because it disinfect .I’m going to provide a picture of his ear it has purple due to the medicine & the medicine I used which is in Spanish. Will he be okay? What can I do to clean it? He seems fine &is playing like he always does Should I be worried? Will he need a vet? i circled the cut
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Published on March 11th, 2018
He will be fine. You’ve already applied the medication so don’t clean it as you may break the scab and start it bleeding again. This is a common injury and it will heal in a few days to a week. I recommend using clippers rather than scissors to trim the fur as it’s safer. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Max.
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It's not easy to see the extent of the cut from the picture, but it appears somewhat minor. It's always best to have a vet examine it and provide treatment, so if you can have him seen in the next 24 hours, that would be great. For now, I don't recommend putting that purple antiseptic on the wound. This can actually do more harm than good. The first thing you should do is flush the wound using a syringe or other dispensing device with warm water for five minutes. This may not be easy, because dogs tend to hate water getting near their face. I recommend having someone help you with holding Max to make sure the wound gets flushed well. Infection is the biggest concern with these wounds; so after flushing, it's best to apply an antibacterial cream to the wound. In order to keep the wound clean, it's best to flush the wound 1-2 times a day and gently wipe away any big crusts - make sure not to scrub the wound, because this can make it worse. Apply the antibacterial cream after each flushing. If the ear starts to swell or have pus oozing from the wound, then I'd recommend he goes to the vet for treatment. Otherwise, the wound should heal fine over the next 2-3 weeks. I hope that helps and Max gets better soon.
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Published on June 24th, 2018
That looks like a fairly deep laceration, and if it seems to go all the way through, if it was a bite wound, or if there is excessive bleeding (often dogs will shake their heads and the bleeding will start again) it would be best to see a vet tonight. It can be more difficult to close an older wound. If it is actually a more superficial wound in person there's a chance your vet might recommend bandaging the ear or even using surgical tissue glue to close it and in that case it might be okay to wait until the morning. If you're not sure it's always safest to see an emergency vet.
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Published on May 9th, 2019
If the wound is not bleeding excessively (as war wounds sometime do) then you can probably just monitor it for now. Try to keep it clean and dry and you can apply some antibiotic ointment to the wound. Keep in mind however that if the wound is not sutured closed it will not likely heal back together. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.
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