A 13-year-old Maltipoo nearly died from suffocation
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2019-03-10

This is a veterinary educational video to teach dog owners and vet students that long-standing ear infections, if left untreated properly, will lead to a suffocating large neck and throat abscess. A case study video is a better educational aid than text as the young generation does not have time to read text.   

In 2014, Toa Payoh Vets was presented with an old difficulty in breathing Maltipoo with a swollen neck and throat. He could barely breathe and definitely could not sleep. 

The infected right ear has been filled with pus over many weeks. The bacteria in the ears spread downwards to the throat and neck, developing a gigantic submandibular abscess. Treatment was incision, drainage and irrigation of the abscess under general anaesthesia. The dog survived and was normal during a follow-up.The owners are very happy as dogs are family members for Singaporeans.

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