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cleanse the ear with chinosol solution or some other anti- 

 septic, and then to thoroughly drj- it afterwards, is all that is 

 necessarj-. 



Hsematoma or Tumefied Flap. 



Symptoms. — This condition, sometimes spoken of as serous 

 cyst, abscess, or blood tumour of the ear, is especially 

 common in long lop-eared dogs, although it is also frequently 



Fig. 51. — Papillomatous Growths in Dog's Ear. 



seen in those with prick ears and in cats. It is generall}' 

 due to some injury, and sometimes follows canker as a result 

 of repeated bruising from the shaking of the ears and con- 

 stant rubbing or scratching. The patient shakes his head 

 and gives short }-ens of pain when the ear strikes the head, 

 or will hold the head on one side so that the injured ear 

 becomes pendulous. 



Examination of the ear-flap reveals a soft fluctuating 



