Motley has suddenly developed a wonky ear! I had a closer look and there was a huge lump on it that sort of makes the top bit flop over.... It's only happened today.

I was REALLY worried at first, but after a bit of googling I came across these haematoma things that look EXACTLY like what's going on here! It's when a blood vessel bursts inside the ear - usually due to ear mites (I haven't noticed Motley scratching, but Ruby had them earlier in the year so that's a possibility - also maybe one of her play-fights with Sparkle might have got out of hand).

She's definitely going to the vets in the next couple of days - I was just wondering if anyone else has any experience of this and how it was treated?

Never heard of it - googled it...found this...

http://www.penstone-vets.co.uk/aural_haematoma_cat.htm


Definately keep us updated - I hope she's alright!

Thanks - she seems ok in herself, she's still acting the same and isn't off her food or anything, and the lump doesn't seem to be causing her any pain. She's letting me look at it and feel it anyway!

She just looks a bit like a gremlin on one side!

yup one of my cats had a Aural haematoma...had to be fixed with a bit of surgery otherwise ear damage could result

She's booked in with the vet tomorrow! :)

Here's a photo I took - notice how she's holding her ear out to the side, the swelling is on the part near the middle of her head and it's making the top part of her ear flop over.

We're back from the vets!

I was right, it IS a haematoma, and she's had an injection to help any swelling for now. The vet said that as it's fairly recent there's no point trying to drain it now as they normally just fill back up again!

He couldn't find any obvious cause and her ears looked fine apart from the obvious (could possibly be a play fight that got a bit out of hand) but I mentioned that Ruby had the ear mites so I've got some stuff just in case to do ALL the cats with.

Motley's booked in next week to have the haematoma drained - the vet said she'll probably be ok without sedation as she was so placid (this is the same cat that normally scares grown men lying there purring away on the table - she LOVES vets!).

:)

Glad to hear its nothing too serious!

Glad she's been taken care of!! We've had dogs come into the clinic with haematomas.

It actually looks a bit better tonight - the anti-inflammatory injection must have helped a bit! :)

She STILL looks half-gremlin though - but it quite suits her! :rotfl:

Awesome! :thumbsup:

Keep us updated. :D

I hope Motely's ear will be to normal soon.
Now that I think about it my first cat Tibby had gotten an abscess at the base of his tail. It was swollen to the point the vet put a draining tube thru the abscess. He had gotten in a cat fight outside. I remember the tube and his shaved tail, this was the early 80s. I was gross...sounds like Motley's issue is easier to treat. :thumbsup:

Good news! :) I giggled at the Gremlin comment... sorry! :giggle:

We've just got back from having Motley's ear drained! She didn't need sedation, and only hissed ONCE. :)

Then the vet washed her ears out which she quite enjoyed! She MAY have to go back for surgery - we just have to wait and see if it fills up again (fingers crossed!).

Here she is showing off her newly-drained ear - it's all floppy now as it's been all filled with blood for the last week. She looks a bit scruffy at the moment - that's the stuff the vet was using to clean her ear.



And looking a bit sorry for herself.....

awwwww bless her! she's a little soldier ! :jump: :luv2:

Awww, she's gorgeous! :luv2: Glad to hear it went well - my fingers will be crossed for her, too.

It's filling up again :thumbsdown:
So I called the vets and she's having the op on Friday so I can be at home with her all weekend while she recuperates :)

Too bad that it has to come down to an operation but at least its nothign serious!

Poor girl. We've only had one hematoma come through our practice that did fine with just draining. Most tend to need surgery. Her ear will probably always look off from now on, but once she has the surgery she should be good to go.

Aw, poor Motley! She'll do fine, though. Wishing her a speedy recovery from her surgery this Friday! Be good Motley. :nono: :rotfl:

When Motley's all stretched out by the radiatior with her head back her ear goes almost straight!

Just took this pic - you can see the lump (it's not QUITE as big as it was before she had it drained and has a ripple in the middle of it now!) Look closely at the ear that's NOT next to the carpet!

:hug: Good luck Sarah & Motley. :comfort:

Motley's home! :jump:

The op went well - her ear looks almost straight now - and she has a rather fetching lampshade on her head with pink pawprints on it! :giggle:

Here she is a few moments ago.......

:jump: :luv1: bless her! SO GLAD she's doing so well!!!!! :kittyluv:

Awwww... poor baby... :smooch: :smooch: :smooch:

Aw, poor girl! But she does look smashing in her e-collar. I love the paw prints!!

Oh no, I totally missed this!

I'm glad she's okay - poor thing, I hope she deals with e-collar okay. :(

Lots of good thoughts coming from here - I hope she heals up nicely. I'm glad she got everything done at once, though, and hopefully it's behind her now.

Gorgeous little thing. :luv2:

:rotfl: Motley has now worked out how to stretch out by the radiator in the collar!



She just hasn't worked out how to go up stairs in it - she can go DOWN ok, but I have to carry her up! :)

I think Motley looks more like she wants to smash Sarah with something. :rotfl: She doesn't look very happy.

Another quick update!

Motley was back at the vets for a check-up yesterday - the vet says she's healing better than most cats do! Her temperature and heart rate were just PERFECT too!

She has to go back a week on Wednesday to have her stitches out - she's doing great in the collar though and hasn't managed to get it off since I tightened it up a bit!

:)

Awesome!!! :thumbsup:

Here she is now - she's happier than she looks, she just HATES cameras! :rotfl:

:luv2: :luv2: :luv2: She's such a gorgeous kitty.

Great news! :jump: :rotfl: Love the shots! And the e-collar is way cute! :D

:rotfl: Poor Motley...love her e collar.
~~~~Imagining Lucky with that on~~~ OMG!! :ack: :lmao:

Motley's had her stitches out - and had the collar off for a few days too! Her ear is still a bit wonky, but it's healed up GREAT! Just waiting for the fur to grow back now :)

Excuse her grumpy camera face :giggle:

Pretty Motley! :luv1:

She looks GREAT! :jump: :luv2:

:jump: I'm glad she's OK... :) :smooch: :smooch: :smooch: to the pretty girl...

Yay!! You're still beautiful Motley! :smooch: Wonks and all!