Ear issue - Page 1

My GSD dog had surgery for a hematomia in her ear.  The ear no longer stands up.  The vet never indicated this was a possibility and now tells me there is nothing that can be done about it.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get the ear pricked back up again?  The surgery was done less than 1 month ago and thought maybe something could be done before it totally heals.  I greatly appreciate any suggestions!

My old male had a hema. and after surgery his ear never stood again I believe to much damage to tissue and cartilage. Better get used to a floppy eared dog. Sorry I hoped we could also get my males ear to stand I believe it does give them a little goofy character tho.

Darn. I had hoped something could be done. Like put something on it to stand up (while healing) so that it went back to normal (or close to it).

Thank you for the suggestion. We will try it.

Sorry to say,this happened to one of mine too and his ear never did stand back up fully but folded at the tip.Mind you he was an old boy by then.Good luck with your girl!

Thanks for the info.  I have owned many GSD over the years and this is the first time I ever had this. 

She is a service dog, so she gets looked at a lot.  A lot of comments have been made about it.  People feel they have the right to criticize it too. I cannot believe the nerve of some people. She is such a good girl and is my daughter's best friend and vice versa.

My female Gina does not have standing ears anymore either. In Germany, she suffered a tick bite on one ear and it got infected. The infection spread to the cartilage and the vet had a terrible time clearing that up since cartilage is not supported by blood vessels, making it harder for antibiotics to reach the infection. When it finally healed the ear was permanently damaged. I received a vet note in case I wanted to show her. Luckily, she was already breed surveyed for life and it did not matter anymore. That was in 2008.
A few months ago, she got a hematoma in the other ear due to an infection. I tried to treat that one with scar ointment but it did not work. In Germany, small hematomas are often successfully treated with either leeches (alternative medicine) or with Heparin ointment. Both thin the blood which will cause the hematoma to shrink and disappear. Both are extremely difficult to come by over here in the U.S.
Even though my Gina looks kind of funny with both ears down, she is still beautiful to us, lol.
My guess is that you will have to get used to that one damaged ear - also called "cauliflower ear". The only recourse would be to massage it with scar ointment three times a day. Some people had success, I did not.
Chris

Here's my older female.....she had puppies when she was 3, and one of them pierced her ear pretty good. It resulted in a hematoma.