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I got my puppy's ears cropped at 10 weeks. The veterinarian did an awesome job of cutting them based on pictures my boyfriend and I supplied. The surgery went well-- Otto (my puppy's) ears even stood up for a full day after the cup fell off his head. We brought him back to the vet's so a technician could show us how to post. The supplies they suggested were: medipore H take, zonus porous tape, poly foam caulk saver, and torbot glue. The vet's posting lasted about 8 days, and then I started taping them on my own. Little things started interfering with the posts-- Otto would scratch at them and regardless of how often I trimmed his nails, he still occasionally cut his ear to the point of bleeding. When this would happen, I'd unwrap the ears and leave them alone until the cuts healed. Then, one day I was unwrapping one of the ears, and near the bell of his ear, under some hair, there was yellow puss and what appeared to be an open circular wound. During this time I was calling the vet and asking for advice. She told me to use my own discretion, and if it didn't clear up I should bring Otto to her office. I cleaned his ear thoroughly, and once again left it unwrapped until the wound cleared up. I have been posting for awhile. I repost every 4-5 days, and even more often if it has been raining out to avoid wet wrappings. Today, I noticed a cut under the tape (near the base of his ear,) and while I was unwrapping I could smell this foul, gross odor! THEN, when I got to the top tape (I put a piece of tape at the base and another piece at the tip) I noticed that UNDER the tape the tip of his ear had a huge cut on it. Literally, it looked like a fresh wound, as if someone took scissors and cut it off then re-taped it! I know that's not the case, so now I'm wondering what the heck is going on! I'm so distraught. I literally posted 4 days ago and have no idea what could have happened in that short of time. The tip is purple in color, and has a scab forming now that is literally eating away at his tip. I'm not sure if it looks like a chunk of skin is missing because it is, or if the ear is swollen, causing the tip to look skinnier. I am going to be taking him to the vet asap-- but I still was wondering if anyone had any experience with this or could give me some suggestions? I'm not taking him to the same vet that performed the crop because she's about 45 mins away and far to expensive.
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