Royboy Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi, my springer has a lump on her ear that the vet said was a Tick bite and he's give me cream to try for 1 week, the lump has not gone and I think it's gone bigger if I'm honest. Now the vet wants to remove it at a cost of £320 so was wondering if it was worth claiming on insurance or just pay the fee ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Claim. That's what its there for. You'll have to pay an excess which may be around £70 to £90 but way cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Will my insurance go up next year ?? Thanks for quick reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 It goes up drastically each year anyway. You're not stuck with one provider so shop around like you would with car insurance. Make sure to check the cover though. To answer your question though, in my experience claiming made little difference to my premiums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks very much for your help, ive been reading up on Tick bites and apparently if the head is left in the body normally rejects it after a few weeks ?? I might just leave it for a while and just keep a eye on it, it doesn't seem to be bothering her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 My dogs have had dozens of these incidences. The main issue with tick bites is not the secondary infections, its the diseases the ticks carry I.e. Lymes disease. Removing the tick head will make little difference now. If the dog seems happy and energetic then its likely ok. If the vet was drastically concerned they would be practically insisting on removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 My lab has a lump on his ear, the hair has fallen out from it. The Vet reckoned it might've been caused by a thorn or something and gave it a name I can't recall, it looks like a wart. It got bigger and she took a blood sample from it which came back negative. She said she could remove it but being on the ear would be more difficult being cartilage than on ordinary skin. She recommended leaving it and it would eventually disappear on it's own, going through a crusty stage, then bloody looking then finally a scab which would drop off. So far it's happened as she said it would and a scab is just forming and hair is starting to appear again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Was the name haematoma. Which is a blood filled lump often caused by the shaking their head and knocking their ears on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Was the name haematoma. Which is a blood filled lump often caused by the shaking their head and knocking their ears on something.My wife said it was something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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