Poor Katie has had ear problems for a very long time. She came to us for help after another vet had tried to surgically fix her ear FOUR times.
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Katie had massive polyps growing in her ear canal that essentially caused her ear to fold into itself, and completely blocked her ear canal. The polyps were full of wax and deeply infected from being so large.
Resident surgical genius Dr Mark had to take drastic measures with this one. He removed the polyps from the surface of the ear pinna (the flappy bit on the outside). He then removed the remaining ear canal, which was so inflamed that the cartilage had turned into calcified bone! The incision was closed with lots of tiny stitches so that Katie’s floppy ear now sticks up straight.
Miss Katie is doing very well now, and although she can’t hear from the repaired side, it doesn’t stop her from going out on the town with her mum! She's now a much happier, healthier dog, and we're so pleased to see the difference our work has made.