My name is KING JULIAN!

07/11/24 15:32
Reason animal needs rescue: Senior GSD with chronic otitis of left ear resulting in permanent calcification and damage to left ear. Shelter is unable to provide surgery the dog needs (TECABO)
Type: Medical
Date animal needs rescue by: ASAP
Impound type: Stray
Off stray hold: 07/15/24
Additional notes: Friendly but anxious male GSD. Needs TECA-BO surgery, which shelter is unable to provide. See full medical record below.
SD

Exam for ears and skin.

BAR-H. BCS 4/9
EENT - worn dentition, severely stenotic and calcified ear canal AS with purulent discharge; clear AD; eyes clear; unable to visualize TM AS
Integument - fly strike AU, hair loss caudal dorsum, ulceration of nares, open wound distal to ear canal left side, pruritis score 6/9
CV/Resp - eupneic, no murmurs/arrhythmias
GI/GU - intact male with both testicles
MS - amb x 4, full orthopedic exam not performed.
Neuro - no neurologic deficits

A:
chronic otitis - calcified ear canal
pruritis
worn dentition

P:
0.6ml dexmed + 0.6ml torb IM needed for otoscopic exam
cleaned left ear as much as possible, but ear canal is severely stenotic
clipped and cleaned draining tract L side
needs TECABO sx AS

80mg cytopoint SC

CBC - mild inflammatory changes only
Chem - elevated globulin 5.1
SDMA - within normal range
T4 - within normal range