CANINE AND FELINE SURGERY 



gelatine discs or sticky ' s\A'eets ' are sometimes sufficient. 

 Absence or disarrangement of hair on the surface of the ear 

 gives rise to suspicion of this having been done. To effect 



Fig. 56. — Ugly Ears, one being 

 pricked up and the other 

 carried properly. 



f •§"• 57- — "^^t same IJog after 

 Operation. 



a permanent droop, the cartilage is nicked in one or two 

 selected places (or perhaps the entire length) on its under 

 surface, care being taken not to wound the upper skin. 



Fig. 58. — Boarhound with Mal- 

 formed Ear (Congenital). 



Fig. 5Q. — The same after 

 Operation. 



Close e.xamination of the under surface \\'\\\ reveal a scar 

 or several scars, the cicatrised tissue being whiter than the 

 other part. 



