Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Easy teat tube drainage treatment for ear hematomas in dogs and cats
By Wilson, J W·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1983·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of auricular hematoma, using a teat tube.
Plain-English summary
A group of 35 dogs and 12 cats with swollen ears due to auricular hematomas (blood-filled pockets in the ear) were treated using a special drainage method with a bovine teat tube. This treatment was easy for vets to perform and allowed the pets to return to their normal activities quickly. Aftercare was straightforward, and the ears healed well, looking good afterward. While some pets had minor complications related to when the tube was removed, following specific guidelines can help avoid these issues in the future.
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Abstract
Auricular hematomas in 35 dogs and 12 cats were treated with a drainage method utilizing a particular bovine teat tube. The method was easy to perform and required a minimum of expendable materials. Animals were quickly returned to normal activity, aftercare was simple, healing was rapid, and the healed ear was cosmetically acceptable. Complications that developed in 7 animals were related to the time of tube removal, and could be minimized in the future by following guidelines formulated from this study.
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