Gotta love our boxer Ollie...

About 2 weeks ago, we took Ollie to the vet to get him "fixed". I also wanted to talk to the vet about this wart-looking growth on his ear. I was told that it was a benign tumor which is common in puppies. The vet said that more than likely it would heal itself, but because it is on Ollie's ear it could still rupture and bleed. Not wanting blood all over him, Dakota, or our house, I asked them to go ahead and remove it since Ollie would be under anyways. The removed the tumor and there were a couple of stitches in his ear. I was supposed to bring Ollie back to get the stitches removed, but I forgot about them. This brings me to this morning...

As I was in the bathroom I noticed blood droplets on the tub. Trying to figure out where they were coming from, I then noticed more on the tub carpet. I called Ollie over so I could check his ear. Sure enough, that's where the blood was coming from. Part of the scab and stitches had come off. I thought I had gotten the bleeding to stop, so I went to get Olivia out of bed. I had brought Liv back to the bathroom to clean her up and noticed more blood droplets. Ollie's ear was bleeding again! I grabbed the phone, laid Liv on the bathroom counter, and shut the doors so Ollie couldn't leave. After working with his ear, I called Chris and asked him to please come home. I couldn't figure out how to deal with a bleeding dog and a wiggly baby that was to eat and manage a shower! Chris did come home to help out and he got Ollie to the vet before lunch. When they returned an hour later, this is how Ollie came home....



Lucky us, we get to deal with this for a couple of days while his ear heals. Wish us luck!