Re: URGENT TO GINGER-LYN

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On Apr 16, 8:35 am, "CatNipped" <CatNip...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does anyone know Ginger-lyn's phone number or real email? I wanted to get
this to her before they do surgery on Cosmo...

Ginger-lyn, Demi had the exact same thing - it's called a hematoma - when
Sammy swatted her upside the head. My vet said they could aspirate it, but
it would come back and it would cause a cauliflower ear; or they could do
surgery and the surgery would probably cause a cauliflower ear; or we
could
just leave it alone and eventually it would go away, but it would probably
cause a cauliflower ear. Since all the outcomes were the same (except that
the first two could possibly introduce an infection which could be very
bad/fatal), and since Demi is terrified of the vet, we choose to just
leave
it alone and it did eventually go down (didn't ever seem to cause her
pain).
And, yes, she has a cauliflower ear (but she's still
gorgeous).http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Demi21/

I'm hoping you read this before you subject Cosmo (and your pocketbook) to
surgery.


Just an FYI on hematomas- more often than not they must be repaired
as they cause a lot of pain/discomfort and possibly infection. I have
a cat that had a hematoma and it was quite painful for him. He was
treated (the surgery is fairly minor and is actually kind of cool) and
it was much better to take care of it than force him to deal with the
pain for a prolonged period of time. Treating it quickly also resulted
in his healed ear looking fairly normal as well, although I wouldn't
have loved him any less if he had ended up with a cauliflower ear! You
can see how the surgery looks here (it's in a dog, but the way the ear
looks with stitches is the same for cats):
http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/hema.html
I think Ginger-Lyn did the right thing to get her kitty's ear fixed.

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Yes, there is some pain - just like when you bruise yourself or get a blood
blister. However, the surgery or aspiration *can* introduce infection. I
would have no idea how an infection could be introduced if there was not
break in the skin were you to let it heal on its own. Moreover, the pain of
an incision and stitches would be, I would think, worse than the bruise-like
pain of the hematoma itself.

More to the point, Ginger-lyn is in such *dire* financial straits now that I
think the vet not giving her the same information my vet gave me is really
unethical.

Hugs,

CatNipped


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