Hi, I had a cat that developed aural hematoma. When it started it really wasn't that swollen and didn't have any pus present. However, I took the cat to my mother-in-law's so that my other pets wouldn't bother him and he wouldn't contaminate them. The lady that had him decided to take it upon herself (without my knowledge), to drain his ear. She used a dirty, unsterilized jackknife, and needless to say, his ear became severely infected. I called a few times over the next couple of days, and she failed to mention that she had done this. When I stopped by to pick him up to bring him home, his ear was pussing so badly that it was running down his face, and his face was being eaten away, and his ear had almost rotted off his head. I was absolutely devestated and broke down, but knew that he had to be euthanized because he was in so much pain. He could barely walk and could barely make a sound. So I had him put down, hardest decision of my life but I knew it had to be done. My question is, did this stupid woman kill my cat? Would he have been okay if she had just left him alone like I told her to? He had another vet appointment three days later, but didn't live to see it. Am I justified in saying that this lady was the cause of his death?
