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Bleeding Ear Tip - Answered by Dr. Van Lienden
I just got home from work about an hour ago and all three dogs were sleeping peacefully. I went out in the yard with them for 10 minutes while they did their business. Upon entering, I notice drops of blood all over the floors, Ava shakes her head and now my diningroom looks like a murder scene . The very tip of Ava's ear is bleeding. I can't see any cuts or booboos of any sort. It's just the tip that's bleeding. I've applied pressure for 15 minutes but when I stopped, she shook her head and it started to bleed again. I applied more pressure, she shook, she bled yet again. I called the vet and was told to keep applying pressure and to bring her in if I thought it needed to be bandaged. I tried to bandage it myself but she'll shake which makes it bleed yet once more.
Anybody know what else it is I can do to stop it?
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when we would cut ourselves heavily when we were little my grandma would put coffee and it always worked.
It has to be a really finely ground coffee, like greek, turkish even a fine espresso will do. I've used them all. It always works and it's natural. |
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Can you use the quick clot stuff that works for nail trimming? Or in my case, we use flour or corn starch? It works to stop the bleeding.
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what about a little polysprone.. it worked with Bree for small cuts.. or just plane vasaline.. it usally stopps the bleeding..
what happened to make her bleed???? did she get caught on a low branch??
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She's perfectly alright though. Loved to be in my arms as I was applying pressure . They are all now napping with Daddy so she's not shaking her head anymore, thus no bleeding. I'll keep a careful eye on it.
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Streets had the same problem a couple of years ago, I *think* from diving into a bush, but who knows really.
I basically just ended up making him lay down and stay put until I could get the bleeding to stop, then literally stayed close enough to him for the rest of the night to stop any head shaking/scratching/rubbing and eventually a scab formed. It did take forever to heal though, and the cut was all of 2mm or something. You could also try Liquid Bandage type stuff |
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So far no more bleeding . I panicked when she shook her head the first time...there always seems to be so much more than there really is when it comes to blood. I freaked and picked up the phone to call.......911? I had no idea who I was going to call, silly me. I could hear Hubby in the back of my mind saying, "Get over it, grab a towel" .
I'll put some Polysporin on it in the morning when I'm sure it won't bleed again. Or maybe I'll just take her in to the vet if it starts up again. I really can't see anything at all. I took a flashlight and Sandman's magnifying glass and can't so much as see a tiniest scratch . Really odd.
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Has she got anything you can see inside her ear that is causing the shaking?
I've always just either Kwik Stop or flour & water paste for nail clip cuts (which are usually really hard to stop),both work really well, have you tried a flour & water paste?
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So far it hasn't bled since she napped with Dad so I haven't tried to put anything on it. I just went to check on her again...she's resting on the Sandman's bed now...and all I can feel/see is a wee bit of dried blood on the tip. Nothing that I could see in or around her ear. She only started shaking her head after the bleeding started so I'm thinking she was able to feel it drip. I have the Kwik Stop out just in case it starts again.
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you won't need to use anything
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uh..... i have a friend whose husband is working on a new bandage to help blood coagulate faster. isnt going to help now but....
-ashley
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