In Reply to: Toby's ear fell off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by Jessica Toby on May 29, 2000 at 21:34:20:

: OK OK now he's ok. He's not in pain. It's not bloody or scabbed or anything. He had gotten in to a fight with Nara, (when she was alive)His ear got bitten. I put lots of neosporine, and peroxide on it thinking it was just a bite. but his ears never got soft again. he was scheduled to go in to see the vet about his foot. I got up this morning and it wasn't there. Just gone. No scratches, no scabbs, no blood, no nothing. Like it just wasn't ever supposed to be there. He doesn't seem to be in any pain either. He's not at all interested in messing with it (never was) or the other one. But he's very scared for some reason. More than usual. He always wanted to stay on and with me, but now if I try to get him to come out at all, he crabbs really loud, and a "long" time. He never has done this. Hes always been very laid back, and calm. Even when I took him out of the cage pouch this morning, he lunged down my shirt like he was so scared of something, but there's nothing there. I can't get ahold of my vet. Does anyone know what happened? Could he have a parasite of some kind? How can I make him not so scared. He just seems to be terrified if he's not in my shirt. Someone help. Please!

Why didn't you get the animal to the vet straight away, as should be the case with ANY INJURY. I would not put peroxide on myself, let alone one of my animals. You didn't say what meds he was on, not that I think this has anything to do with it, it sounds to me like the ear has had a broken blood supply and has naturally withered and died, if the other ear is the same Please get him check out NOW, or you may have the same result. The turning down of volume throughout the house sounds like an excellent idea to me also, I would suggest keeping him warm, quiet, and giving him heaps of TLC until seen by the vet.
I would be interested to hear the outcome of this very unusual problem, well at least here in oz.
Good luck,
John.

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