Tessa's hematoma is almost completley vannished! I heat paded her daily for about an hr and applied DMSO twice daily. I has lucky, she stood for the heat pad very well. I rigged up a contraption to hold the heat pad to her belly/chest. so I didn't have to stand there holding it. She didn't like the cold hose at all, so I stuck with the heat.

Also what I found helpful, but you may not be able to do if she's tender, is rub my fingers over the hematoma kinda hard and work out the knott, the more I did it, the quicker it resolved. I could even trace back where my fingers had pressed after a few minutes.

If you use DMSO, wear gloves and give your gal PLENTY of treats to help cover up the horrible taste it has!

good luck!