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Management of Unilateral Uterine Horn Prolapse in a Full term Pregnant Great Dane Bitch

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Reena Devarajan — Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Rangasamy Seerangan — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Umamageswari Jayakumar — Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Rajalakshmi Ragunathan — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai 600007, Tamil Nadu, India,
Krishnakumar Karuppasamy — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu, India
Published 10 Jan 2022 Vol. 18 No. 1 (2022), pp. 133-134 ● Open access
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Abstract

Uterine prolapse, the eversion of the uterine body through  the dilated cervix via the vagina, is manifested by a  hanging tubular mass out of the vulva. It is an uncommon  complication of peripartum or postpartum bitches, usually  occurs within 48 hours of whelping and involves one or both  uterine horns with distinctly visible prolapsed uterine horn  bifurcation outside the vulva (Sathiamoorthy et  al., 2013;  Battaglia and Steele, 2015). The present communication  reports the successful management of peripartum unilateral  uterine prolapse in a Great dane bitch by manual reduction  and reposition. 

KeywordsUterine prolapseGynaecologyPregnant Great Dane Bitch

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