One of the cats I socialized on this last visit was recovering from a recent ear surgery. This made it so that her head was slightly cocked, but she still really liked pets. After interacting with her, I was wondering about why she had to undergo ear surgery since this information was not shared on her information sheet. I looked into this and found that ear surgery in cats is most commonly performed to treat otitis media with polyp formation on the middle ear. Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases (infections) that affect the middle ear. The middle ear contains the ear drum which vibrates due to incoming sound and small bones that transmit these vibrations to the inner ear. A polyp is an abnormal tissue growth or tumor. Since cats normally have an acute sense of hearing, this ear disorder can be painful. If this is what she had, I am glad that it is getting resolved and I hope she has a speedy recovery!