TY - T1 - Survey of otitis externa in American Cocker Spaniels in Finland SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/181513 T3 - A1 - Kaimio, Mirja; Saijonmaa-Koulumies, Leena; Laitinen-Vapaavuori, Outi A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Background: American Cocker Spaniels are overrepresented among breeds that require surgery as a treatment of end-stage otitis externa. However, the prevalence of otitis externa (OE) in this breed remains unknown. We reviewed the year 2010 medical records of 55 private veterinary clinics in Finland to determine the prevalence of OE in American Cocker Spaniels compared with English Cocker and English and Welsh Springer Spaniels. An American Cocker Spaniel owner questionnaire was designed to identi... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - American Cocker Spaniel; Otitis externa; Prevalence; End-stage otitis externa; Owner questionnaire; LATERAL BULLA OSTEOTOMY; EAR CANAL ABLATION; CANINE ATOPIC-DERMATITIS; DOGS; CATS; PREVALENCE; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; DISEASE; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -