TOTAL EAR CANAL ABLATION AND LATERAL BULLA OSTEOTOMY (TECA-LBO) IN ATLANTIC HARBOR SEALS () FOR SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OTITIS MEDIA.

Chronic, severe otitis media was diagnosed in four Atlantic harbor seals (), three of which were stranded animals undergoing rehabilitation. All seals presented with unilateral purulent aural discharge that would intermittently recur despite prolonged topical and systemic antimicrobial therapy. Aerobic culture from aural discharge isolated multidrug-resistant organisms in all seals, including , , , and/or .