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A couple minutes ago, I noticed that one of my male chins has something going on with his left ear. There is a localized spot where the ear canal opens onto his cheek that is red and irritated and appears sticky with a bit of blood on it; it is directly to the left of the small cup-like structure they have at the base of their ears. He seems to be missing a small patch of fur there as well.
This irritation does not seem to extend deeper into his ear canal. The soft part of the ear that protrudes from the head and includes the cup-like structure (I think it’s called the pinna) seems to be ok, as well.
Available evidence indicates that he scratched at his own ear for some reason, since he has been alone since playtime yesterday, and everything seemed fine then. He also appeared to have a bit of blood on his paw.
I have posted pictures of both his normal (right) ear and his irritated (left) ear, even though it is somewhat difficult to see clearly due to the low quality of the pics. I would guess that the spot on the pinna of his left ear (to the right of the cup-like structure) is a paw-print that he made himself after scratching at his irritation.
I am interested in people’s experiences and opinions about the following:
Waiting a couple days to see whether it resolves itself vs. acting immediately and scheduling a vet’s appointment?
Letting him take his daily dust bath?
This irritation does not seem to extend deeper into his ear canal. The soft part of the ear that protrudes from the head and includes the cup-like structure (I think it’s called the pinna) seems to be ok, as well.
Available evidence indicates that he scratched at his own ear for some reason, since he has been alone since playtime yesterday, and everything seemed fine then. He also appeared to have a bit of blood on his paw.
I have posted pictures of both his normal (right) ear and his irritated (left) ear, even though it is somewhat difficult to see clearly due to the low quality of the pics. I would guess that the spot on the pinna of his left ear (to the right of the cup-like structure) is a paw-print that he made himself after scratching at his irritation.
I am interested in people’s experiences and opinions about the following:
Waiting a couple days to see whether it resolves itself vs. acting immediately and scheduling a vet’s appointment?
Letting him take his daily dust bath?
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