Cats’ ears and stethoscopes

Peach, Hedley G

doi:10.5694/mja12.11570

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To the Editor: I hoped that looking after cats might reduce my anxiety over retiring. That was until I spotted pouches at the base of the cats’ ears. I had to find out why cats had ear pouches.

University of Melbourne and Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat, VIC.

Correspondence: hedleyp@bhs.org.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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