twelve-year-old alfie underwent a general anaesthetic for an mri scan at the animal health trust clinic in newmarket , suffolk .
the pet , who is also completely deaf , had the scan , last month after his owner lynne edwards from huntington in cambridgeshire , noticed a lump behind his ear .
alfie 's owner lynne edwards , said she only realised something was wrong with the pet when he started refusing food and found puss oozing .