Dog sore.

[thexmashooker]

Im hoping someone can help me. About a month ago, my husband noticed a bump around our dogs ear. It is actually between her eye and kind of tucked under where her ear hangs down. I cleaned it and sprayed with s pi e antibatic spray (which she didn't like and immediately ran away.) We have pet her since and I never noticed anything. I guess we didn't check the right spot because last night my husband said he was petting her and felt it, but this time it was bigger. I was very concerned so we broke out the big light and what I found was her hair matted in blood and pus. I tried cleaning it, but it was no use.

Today I gave her a bath and gently started to cut away the crusted hair. It smelled so bad and had brown gooey like pus under the hair. I revealed a open wound with a black bump. I have since rinsed with hydrogen peroxide and dabbed with neosporen, but Im scared. This has been th ere for who knows how long. And what is the black bump??? I have no money for the vet and I just don't want my dog to suffer.

Can anyone help us? Here is a photo

[testdeprived]

get it aspirated COULD be cancer

[Margot49]

Gosh, have no idea but that looks pretty nasty. The fact that it smells is probably infection and really should be checked by a vet.  Don't use any more hydrogen peroxide as it can actually damage the cells.  Use just plain warm water or a mild anti-bacterial soap then rinse well and dry it well.   If working near the ear, put a cotton ball inside the ear to keep it dry then remove it when you are done.  If you have one of those rubber bulb syringes (like you use for your own ears or for babies) use that to flush the area.  Even a turkey baster would work but don't hit it with a lot of pressure.  Make sure whatever you are using, like scissors, etc are cleaned before and after.  Hate to say it, but this probably should get checked before it gets worse and ends up costing twice as much to treat.

[thexmashooker]

Sorry about typos. Im on my phone so I could post the picture.