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Auricular diseases in dogs:Causes, Treatment, and Related Symptoms

Dog Medicine

Main symptoms of Auricular diseases in dogs

The common diseases of the auricle include lymphatic extravasation, hematoma, abscess, and less commonly, tumor and trauma of the ear shell.

Causes of Auricular diseases in dogs

The lymph of the auricle
Contusion is a common cause, which causes the rupture of local lymphatic vessels in the ear, and the lymph spills between the auricular skin and ear cartilage, gradually forming a local bulge with a sense of fluctuation, sometimes accompanied by hematoma, and even fungal infection.


Hematoma of the auricle

The hematoma occurs relatively quickly and can generally stop bleeding on its own.

An abscess of the auricle
Tumors of the auricle are mainly squamous cell carcinomas, which can also occur in the middle and inner ear and are malignant tumors.

Tumor of the auricle
It is generally a hyperplastic inflammation that appears at the edge of the ear shell and does not heal for a long time, and is often ulcerative and bilateral.
 

Diagnostic criteria for the auricle ear in dogs

The diagnosis can be made by clinical symptoms.
 

Treatment of Auricular diseases in dogs

After diagnosis, according to the disease, symptomatic treatment.
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