Bilateral otoscopic examination of

Bilateral otoscopic examination of the ear pinnae and ear canal was performed on all of the dog. The appearance of the ear pinnae and the otopedal reflex were characterized and recorded according to the criteria of the clinical findings of the external ear canal, including the history of pruritus (absent or present), amount of cerumen (very slight, slight, or moderate to severe cerumen), the color of the cerumen (none visible, white, or yellow), ear canal stenosis (absent or present), erythematous (absent or present), and the otopedal reflex (absence or present). Sterile cotton swabs were used for external ear canal sample collection for yeast. Yeast isolation and phenotypic identification.