Hiya

My siamese cat Fawn developed a hematoma 2 weeks ago.
(I think it was arose due to him scratching/headshaking and worrying at a
small cut on his head)
He has been treated but im still worried about him...if anybody knows more
about this please may i ask your opinion?
The vet told me if it is left untreated, it can disperse on its own but is
likely to recurr and if so, will cause 'complications', cailiflower
ear,pain,possible infection. They immediately recommended surgery which
involved draining the ear, stitching it up with plastic tubes both on the
outside and underside of the ear flap, looked very messy but apparently the
tubing is to put pressure on the cartilege layers to stop the ear from
filling up again.
Unfortunately, they seemed to have left a gap with no tubes/stitches and
another smaller lump developed within 4-5 days after surgery :-(
Took him straight back to the vets and they had to do the operation again,
this time they stiched the whole ear, plastic tubes all over, looks very
messy and very uncomfortable for the Fawn :-(
This 2nd operation was 3 days ago and im worried as his earflap looks
generally thicker than the other, even underneath those plastic tubes. Im
really worried the hematoma is returning again....is this likely? Surely it
cant recurr after 2 operations, i dont know what else they can do! I cant
put him through surgery again!
Any advice/opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Becky

"Perry Justus" wrote in message
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Hi,

One of my cats has a hematoma (very swollen ear). I really want to
take him to the vet to have it profesionally cared for, but we're on
such a tight budget that there's no way we could afford the procedure.
What would you recommend doing?

I just found out today that the wrinkly ear thing is caused by
hematoma; his *other* ear is like that, but we never saw it happen to
him. Similarly, one of my other cats has the same wrinkled ear, and
we never saw that one develop either. (Some of my cats cats are in
the garage at night.)

Could any one explain why something like this could go on for weeks
(as some experiences I've read suggest), while others happen in the
blink of an eye? Would the ear really look less disfigured if it were
surgically treated? Again, I would love to take him to the vet, but
it would be nearly impossible to afford.

Thanks,
Perry