Regional Veterinary Surgery

AFFECTIONS OF THE EAR AND THEIR TREATMENT

Anatomy

• The ear is divided in to four parts when the disorders are considered.
  •  The Pinna
  •  The external ear cannal
  •  The middle ear
  •  Internal ear
• Surgical landmarks of the auricular cartilage are helix, tragus, antitragus and anthelix

Congenital affections

• Microtia – small ear
• Macrotia – large ear
• Anotia – absence of ear flap