Otoscope cone and bulb syringe contamination (2:00) May 14, 2007 By: Wayne Rosenkrantz, DVM, DACVD

Dr. Rosenkrantz tells you what you need to know about otoscope cone and bulb syringe contamination.

Cyclosporine use in cats and dogs (3:15) March 15, 2007 By: Wayne Rosenkrantz, DVM, DACVD

When do you prescribe cyclosporine in cats and at what dosage? Is cyclosporine helpful in treating otitis externa in dogs?

Idea Exchange: Lubricant reduces pain during ear exams October 1, 2006

When performing otoscopic examinations in dogs and cats, especially ones with severe otitis externa, I put a little Surgilube (Fougera) lubricating jelly on the otoscope speculum to ease discomfort caused by the examination.

Otitis: Inside look at pathogenesis, treatment and prevention September 1, 2006 By: Carlo Vitale, DVM, Dipl. ACVD

It seems that pinnal inflammation is much easier to treat than canal inflammation.

Idea Exchange: Properly positioning smears from ears makes identification a cinch September 1, 2006

To prepare a slide without having to label it, position the smear from the left ear on the center of the slide and a smear from the right ear on the right third of the slide.

Otitis media and interna: Look for neurological signs August 1, 2006 By: Beatrix Nanai, DVM, Ronald Lyman, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

The practicing small animal veterinarian often has to face small animals with otitis externa. While not as common, otitis media and interna likely cause neurological signs.

Correction: Three-minute peripheral blood film evaluation: The leukon March 1, 2005 By: Alan Rebar, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Fred L. Metzger Jr., DVM, DABVP (canine and feline practice)

In the article "Three-minute peripheral blood film evaluation: The leukon" in the December 2004 issue, the last sentence in the section titled "Is there a left shift present?" on page 1036 should read, "If the narrowest portion [of the nucleus] is greater than one-third of the widest portion, the cell is classified as a band cell or an immature neutrophil."

The efficacy of an acidified sodium chlorite solution to treat canine Pseudomonas aeruginosa otitis externa January 1, 2005 By: Tim B. Strauss, DVM, DACVD, Tricia M. McKeever, MS, PhD, Patrick J. McKeever, MS, DVM, DACVD

Treating these ears can be frustrating because of changing susceptibility profiles. The organism can become resistant to all available antibiotics or may become susceptible only to expensive or difficult-to-obtain antibiotics.

Otitis externa sometimes complicated, frustrating August 1, 2004 By: Carlo Vitale, DVM, Dipl. ACVD

Otitis externa is an inflammatory condition with or without concurrent infection and is the most common dermatological disease in a busy veterinary practice. Thus it is the most common claim forwarded to veterinary insurance companies. For the most part, the majority of cases are simple, and treatment clears the disease in a few days.