According to the vet, she probably scratched her ear and nicked a blood vessel, causing a hematoma. They drained her ear, but it seems to be (fortunately slowly) refilling. We’re planning to schedule another appointment for Monday, when they said they could basically sew her ear together to prevent it from happening again. I would have guessed they would go for cauterization, but apparently not.
edit; She’s also quite underweight (apparently she’s six pounds). I thought that was because she’s getting old (she’s approaching fifteen years) but the vet says she just needs to eat more. We got her some wet food to entice her appetite.
Thanks for the information! Her ear is swelling back up again, so your anecdote definitely offers some comfort.
Any word? Hope it’s mostly resolved itself?
I appreciate you checking in.
It’s hard to tell, but it doesn’t seem to be changing much for better or worse. However, it doesn’t seem to be discomfiting her so we’re just continuing to give her the medicine for the time being per the vet’s recommendation. She has a follow-up appointment scheduled so if it doesn’t get worse before then we’ll just keep on trucking.