I have a 5 y/o female the middle part is swelled up, not at the bass of the ear on the flap,she holds her head side wayes has anyone every seen this and besids going to the vet how can it be fixed just swelled today any info is very helpful thanks.

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ear infection,
she holds her head sideways cause her ear hurts. its painfull just like it is for us.
smell inside her ear for a putrid smell. dogs with ear infection often start out shaking thier head. if not taken care of, then eventually they shake it enough they create pockets between the layers of thier ears filled with blood.they appear to be swelled between the layers.
i would recommend a vet for ear infection.or it can cause permenant damage.a coondogs ears are a must take care of deal.
thicker eared dogs are more prone to ear infection because the ear canal remains closed from the weight of the ear and the bacteria has a moist dark wet place to fester into an infection.
with thinner eared dogs the ear canal drys out better so the infection can not start its damp bacteria fed home there.

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It can happen from anything that causes the ear flap to be injured - shaking the head, scratching the ears hard, coon bite, etc. It is from broken blood vessels (between the layers of the ear like toe cutter said). Since they aren't exposed to air they continue to bleed inside the ear flap. If you try to drain it it will just fill up again. It really does require a vet visit. The ones our dogs have had were treated by the vet draining the blood, putting in a drain for seepage and stitching the ear in a few places with single stitches to keep the layers of the ear tight together (looked quilted) so the blood can't pillow up. You can research it by googling "haematoma", "hematoma" and "ear pillow".

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Might be a snake bite i had one do the same thing and it was a snake bite and it busted...But took awhile to bust

How did it turn out? Is the dog ok now?

Hey man!
Your dog has an ear hematoma, also called aural hematoma. Old school vets used to drain the ear and put stitches in it and such and charge a fortune. There is no need to cut or do surgery anymore. Have you vet do some bloodwork and check your pup's liver values, if they are ok then have the vet start your hound on some Prednisone for a few weeks. Trust me it works. I am a vet and have been for 8 years. Your dog more than likely has an ear infection also so that will need to be properly diagnosed and treated as well.
Good luck and good hunting,
Doc Neal