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Explore: Total ear canal ablation (TECA) and ventral bulla osteotomy

Written by Alasdair Hotston Moore | 24 December 2025

Have you ever wondered how to do a total ear canal ablation (TECA) surgery in a dog? And what about a ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO)? Use this free 'Explore' session to focus your CPD on your soft tissue surgery skills with some of the UK's top speakers.

  • Watch Alasdair Hotston Moore, Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery, perform a TECA and BO during a recorded practical demonstration (1 hour)
  • Listen as he explains the indications, complications, and gives his top tips throughout
  • Check your understanding with a recorded Q&A session (15 minutes) with Alasdair Hotston Moore on the subject of TECA and BO.
  • Look deeper with an interactive online lesson from our Small Animal Surgery Certificate Programme taught by Dr Samantha Woods MA VetMB BSc CertSAS DipECVS FHEA MRCVS (at your pace - suggested 1 hour)
  • Challenge your learning and see if you can help 'Rosie' in our interactive case (at your pace - suggested 30mins)

That's three hours of free veterinary surgery CPD, available on-demand.