Bacterial infection can cause severe damage to a dog’s ear. Here’s a story from Village Soup, about Nuno, a once-stray bloodhound-mastiff mix.

He had surgery to treat a chronic dog ear infection caused by pseudomonas, a flesh-eating bacterium.

In his case, the infected ear did not respond to medication. The entire ear canal has to be removed to stop the pain and infection.

Read about Nuno’s plight here.

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