Originally Posted by MauiGirl (Post 4191716)

I'm wishing Jillie a speedy recovery. With her beautiful hair, I am sure it won't be noticeable at all. Too bad about her 3 toofies too.

Wondering about what happened will bug you forever. Do you think maybe something clamped down on it, pinching it, like getting caught/closed in a door, or a mouse trap or something? Just guessing, since there was not much blood, maybe something cut off circulation.

I remember a thread quite a while ago where somebody accidentally got their dogs ear caught in a rubber band in her top knot, and the tip of the ear died off like that. Again, just guessing.

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie (Post 4191619)

Thanks again, everyone. I'll have to share a laugh from the vet's office today.

I'm an admitted overpromoter of my dogs here on YT with countless photos and videos, but I'm beginning to realize it's not limited to YT.

As the vet tech came out to take Jillie this morning, she said "There's the famous Jillie! I've seen pictures and video of her all over the Internet."

Just as I was offering a polite smile, a woman I'd never seen before who was waiting with her dog said, "THAT'S JILLIE?!"

Evidently, she's famous in town too!

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie (Post 4191546)

Thanks for your concern, everyone. Jillie now officially has 1 1/2 ears. :( I\'m accepting nicknames.

Vet put her under for a dental today, and I had her remove the bad tip of the ear at the same time. She said it almost fell off.

To add insult to injury, she also had three teeth removed. :( I guess Dad better start doing a better job brushing. Her 2 year checkup was nearly perfect, but at 4 the vet said she had three very loose teeth.

Good news is recovery time for the ear is just a couple days. She put some dissolving stitches in there, but she expects the wound to heal quickly.

I\'m still at a loss as to cause and when it happened. After scouring hundreds of photos taken since the 3/22 grooming, I know for certain that it was healthy the day before the grooming. Then I inexplicably have no telling pictures until 3/29, and that shows some darkness at the top of the right ear and probable damage.

I called the groomer today, and they professed to being as surprised as I am. They said they neither noticed any damage to her ear beforehand or admitted to any nicks while grooming. I certainly can\'t prove otherwise.

I\'m reluctantly going to switch groomers. Reluctant because their price was good and the home office is just three blocks from where I live. But this was the second thing with them that made me scratch my head and wonder. The first was a wart on Eddie\'s nose several months that I told them to avoid. When I picked him up, it was bleeding and they told me he must have nicked it while in his crate.

It\'s entirely possible they are 100 percent innocent, but I don\'t think I could ever be comfortable leaving them there again.

GRAPHIC WARNING -- Attached is a picture of what\'s left of Jillie\'s ear. It was still raw after the surgery.