Guest odonnkim Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Need help from anyone who can tell me how to stop an ear tip from bleeding. Our Greyhound burst a blood vessel in her ear from shaking her head vigorously and the vet wrapped it up but now it's bleeding again. Using stiptick powder, but is there anything else we can try? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) You need to keep her from flapping it around. Cutting a cylindrical strip of pantyhose and putting that over her head to hold her ears flat may work. I've done that in the past. Cake with lots of styptic first. You might also consider cold laser therapy as it can promote and speed wound healing. Edited February 24, 2018 by NeylasMom Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) If you don't have panty hose, try the ankle/leg part of a sock Edited February 25, 2018 by KF_in_Georgia Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Or a snood or the arm of a sweater - anything cylindrical and stretchy! You can also use vet wrap and wrap his ear to his head. When our girl had an injury like that we used just a regular extra large bandaid bandage - like, 3x5 inches maybe - and folded it around her ear. With the wrapping and the bandaid it stayed on pretty long. Long enough to get the healing process off to a good start. You'll need to keep that ear from reopening longer than you think too. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferS Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) A long time ago a dog in my care got the tip of his ear bit off (by my own dog ). The bleeding would not stop and a bandage would not stay on. We went to the e-vet and they had to wrap his whole head But that was the only way to get it to stop. It was not able to be sutured, but I think they did use some type of glue to bond it. Edited February 25, 2018 by JenniferS Quote Forever in my heart: my girl Raspberry & my boys Quiet Man, Murphy, Ducky, Wylie & Theo www.greyhoundadventures.org & www.greyhoundamberalert.org & www.duckypaws.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest odonnkim Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. we got it wrapped by using a sleeve. I did get a recommendation for a wrap called "No Flap Ear Wrap". Pricey but worth it in case this happens again. www.noflapearwrap.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Abby has that problem all the time, and gets blood everywhere, 10' up the walls. The only thing I've found effective is "coverlet" bandaids, nothing else sticks well enough. I keep these on hand specifically for the dogs, like I said, these stick when nothing else does. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JXV5G6/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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