3 days ago, due to a bad handling at the vets (held around the ear area), our 1 yo dog is swollen (tiny ball) behind an ear. She now holds her head sideways, barely moves, almost emotionless. I fear for the inner ear but the vet doesn't seem to think that far. Yesterday he prescribed Synulox for 2 days. I now see it's an antibacterial while I thought he gave us an anti-inflammatory! Should we buy an anti-inflammatory? Travel to a bigger city (3h away) for another (hopefully better) vet? Thanks

Updated On August 15th, 2020

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 33 lbs

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

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Hello and thank you for contacting PetCoach. If your vet suspected that the swelling behind the ear is from trauma and that Mila is in pain, anti-inflammatory medication would be a better choice than an antibiotic. It is very unlikely that manhandling caused trauma to the middle or inner ear but it sounds that Mila is not very well. I would suggest to contact your local vets to confirm why Mila was prescribed an antibiotic and find out if they would prescribe a pain killer for her. The other option would be taking her to a different vet. Unfortunately, human anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen or naproxen are toxic and must not be used in dogs.

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