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By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, June 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ear ailments
(Conclusion)
Deafness
An animal can be born deaf (congenital deafness) or it could acquire the deafness during the course of its life. For an animal …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, June 7, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ear ailments (continued)
Middle ear infection (Otitis Media)
Last week, we discussed external ear infections. Well, more often than not, those infectious agents work their way …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, May 31, 2009 | 0 Comments
Pet Corner
(Continued)
Bacterial problems of the outer ear
I had promised last week that we would go delving into the ‘middle ear’ and see what sort of …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, May 24, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ear ailments Maladies of the ear flap (pinna)
(Continued)
1. Splitting of the ear tips
Patient dog waiting at the GSPCA for a home (She has …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, May 10, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ear ailments
(Continued)
Maladies of the
ear flap (pinna)
Swollen ear flap (Othematoma)
If the inner surface of the ear (usually, but not always, one side only) of your …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, April 26, 2009 | 0 Comments
The ear
Continued
General considerations
By now, it must be clear how susceptible to infection ears are. Some dogs seem to be more vulnerable to ear infections …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, April 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
The ear: General considerations -Continued
Last week, I ended the article by saying that after every dog/cat fight, you should look at the ears for …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 0 Comments
The ear
General considerations
Quite unlike the eye, which we have already established is not the dog’s most important organ, the ear is of great value. The …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, April 5, 2009 | 0 Comments
Pet Corner
Conclusion
The dog with impaired vision
I keep explaining to anyone who would listen that dogs have a pronounced sense of hearing and an acute sense …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, March 29, 2009 | 0 Comments
Pet Corner
More miscellaneous eye problems
1) Dermoid cysts
This is a tumour (not a malignant one though). I don’t see much of this in Guyana. But …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, March 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Pet Corner
Some miscellaneous problems
Continued
The popping eyeball
This problem is often associated with certain breeds (Pugs, Spaniels, Boston Terriers, etc). Pekinese are notorious for having this …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, March 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
Eye ailments
Continued
Eye infection in
the newborn pups
A couple of months ago, the Pet Corner column addressed the issue of Conjunctivitis – that inflammatory …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, March 8, 2009 | 0 Comments
Eye ailments
Continued
Problems associated with the retina
You may recall that we had described the retina as the innermost and light sensitive lining …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, March 1, 2009 | 0 Comments
Continued
Cataracts
If the lens of the eye loses its transparency, for whatever reason, one can speak of a cataract. Please understand that this is quite distinct …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, February 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Eye ailments
Continued
So far, we have discussed problems associated only with the ‘outer eye’ (the eyelids, the cornea, etc). There are several other conditions which …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, February 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
Eye ailments
Continued
Sty
I might have mentioned before that the great designer was at his/her constructive best when the eye was being put together. Every …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, February 8, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ailments of the eye
Eyelid problems
(Continued)
Ectropion
Last week we dealt with the condition whereby the eyelids roll inwards and, as a consequence, the edge …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, February 1, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ailments of the eye
(Continued)
Last week, we discussed problems associated with the third eyelid (the nictitating membrane). There are two other conditions that also have …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, January 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ailments of the eye
(Continued)
The third eyelid
You may recall that we had mentioned that dogs and cats and other species had a third eyelid …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, January 11, 2009 | 0 Comments
Diseases of the cornea
We last dealt with conjunctivitis, an inflammatory process of the membrane which covers the inner side of the eyelids and part of …
