Journal of Veterinary and Applied Sciences

Abstract
This was a case of aural haematoma in a 4-year old Alsatian dog complicated with babesiosis. The dog was said to have had the left ear previously swollen although the owner failed to present the case for examination and treatment. On clinical examination, the rectal temperature was high (40.2ºC) which elicited more questions among the clinicians but while the examination was going on, the dog passed out dark-yellow urine. The animal was diagnosed to have re-occurring aural haematoma and was recommended for surgery. However, the surgery was postponed to enable blood examination for haemoparasites which confirmed the dog to be infected with Babesia organism. The dog was thereafter treated for babesiosis while the haematoma was drained. On second presentation, two weeks later, the haematoma was surgically managed by making a linear incision on the concave part of the ear to drain the contained fluid and suture the incision line in a through-through manner using quill suture pattern. The prognosis was good.
Keywords: Aural Haematoma, Surgical treatment, Alsatian dog

How to cite this article:
Jeremiah KT and Njoku NU (2022) A case of recurrent aural haematoma in a four-year old Alsatian dog and a review of treatment options. Journal of Veterinary and Applied Sciences, 12: 95 – 100.