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A surgical solution for long-standing ear infections - lateral ear canal resection
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
25 May, 2012
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Be Kind To Pets
Veterinary Education
Project 2010-0129
Some dogs suffer from chronic ear infections. They keep shaking their head and scratching their ears despite many treatments by vets and groomers. The ear discharge becomes much smelly. Vets will usually prescribe antibiotics and ear drops but the ear problem is not resolved and time passes by.

Over the years, the ears get blackened and hardened. Is there a solution to this problem? Yes. There is a surgical solution which is effective in most cases of chronic otitis externa. It is called lateral ear canal resection.

This surgery involves cutting out the side wall of the vertical ear canal. This removal of the side wall opens up the ear canal so that there is ventilation and discharge. The dog feels better and stops scratching.

As in all surgeries, this ear surgery may have complications of stitch breakdown as the ear canals have been badly infected in the first place. I had to re-stitch again and ward the poodle till it recovered.

Below is an example of how a recent lateral ear resection surgery was done by me. No more smelly ears since the surgery done over one month ago.
lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore
Left ear before ear surgery. Scratching the neck, smelly ear Day 2 after surgery Day 6 after surgery
lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore
Re-stitched at Day 6 Day 17 after surgery Day 17 after surgery
lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore
Right ear before ear surgery. Scratching the neck, smelly ear Day 2 after surgery Day 6 after surgery
lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore lateral ear canal resection surgery for smelly itchy years lasting 6 years, toapayohvets, singapore
Re-stitched at Day 6 Day 17 after surgery Day 17 after surgery.
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)5264-5271. Lateral ear canal resection surgery gives the best outcome when the ear canals are not infected. In this case, the 6-year-old poodle had been having ear infections for the past 5 years. Now, there is no more ear pain and head shaking nowadays. 

Contact Toa Payoh Vets 6254-3326 or 9668 6468 or e-mail judy@toapayohvets.com for more information
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