DYSTOCIA DUE TO FOETAL ANASARCOUS CO-TWIN IN A KANNI DOE AND ITS OBSTETRICAL MANAGEMENT

R. Suresh Kumar; T. Sarath; S. Rangasamy; U. S. Kalyaan; J. Umamageswari; C. Pugazharas; K. Krishnakumar

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v50i3.127605

Authors

R. Suresh Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
T. Sarath Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
S. Rangasamy Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
U. S. Kalyaan Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
J. Umamageswari Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
C. Pugazharas PG scholar, Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai
K. Krishnakumar Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v50i3.127605

Keywords:

Doe, Dystocia, Foetal anasarca

Abstract

A full term pluriparous Kanni doe was presented with the history of difficulty in parturition, bloody vaginal discharge and straining. Based on the obstetrical examination, the case was diagnosed as dystocia due to foetal anasarca. The present communication places on record the successful per vaginal delivery of a foetal anasarcous co-twin.

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