Hmmmm. Are you talking about the actual ear flap part? I've seen as a vet tech as well as had a dog of my own that has had the ear scratched to the point of getting blood filled between the skin in the ear cartilage. It did require surgery to release the blood in between the skin other wise it would cut off the blood flow to the rest of the ear and the tissue would die. It was surprising to me when I first saw it and was told it's more common in dogs with long ears that flap but not unheard of in dogs with upright ears. My boy Travis has a lot of hair in his ears and really doesn't like me to pull it but I do now. The hair in his ears was blocking the air from getting in and bacteria was building up. Travis is now 15 years old and recovered quickly from the surgery. Hopefully this is what you are experiencing and that vet and his communication, or lack of, was really uncalled for. |