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Clinical outcome of cats with suppurative otitis media submitted to myringotomy

Clinical outcome of cats with suppurative otitis media submitted to myringotomy
  • Just over half of the cats presented bilateral involvement

The efficacy of medical treatment associated with single myringotomy in cats with suppurative otitis media (OM) and intact tympanum was retrospectively evaluated. Patients' records were retrieved from cats with suppurative OM. Cats were included in this retrospective study based on fluid content within the tympanic cavity on imaging, intact tympanum on otoendoscopic examination and neutrophils on ear bulla exudate cytological examination. A total of 26 cats with middle ear suppurative otitis were included. Just over half of the cats (54%) presented bilateral involvement. Clinical signs included head tilt (13/26), otalgia (9/26), Horner's syndrome (7/26), external ear discharge (5/26), and nystagmus and facial ...

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