SINGLE PUPPY SYNDROME AND ITS SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN A SIBERIAN HUSKY BY EPISIOTOMY
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S. Rangasamy
Associate professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, VCRI, Theni
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S. Sathish Kumar
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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J. Umamageswari
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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R. Sureshkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of RVSS, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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D. Reena
Associate Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, VCRI, Udumalapet
Keywords:
Artificial insemination, Episiotomy, Progesterone, Single puppyAbstract
A six-year-old Siberian husky bitch was presented to Small Animal Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit, Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital, with a history of proestrus bleeding and prolonged breeding failure due to shyness. Based on progesterone value (8 ng/mL, artificial insemination was done. On day 45 post AI, ultrasonographic examination revealed the presence of a viable foetus and lateral abdominal radiography showed the presence of a single foetus. Based on the observations, the owner was made aware of chances of risk of dystocia due to single puppy syndrome and the case was kept under observation. However, the case was presented on day 65 of gestation with signs of inappetence and greenish black vaginal discharge for the past 6 hrs. Based on the Ultrasound examination, Radiography and progesterone concentration, the case was diagnosed as dystocia due to single puppy syndrome. Under local anaesthesia, episiotomy was performed and a viable foetus (650 gm) was delivered. The episiotomy wound was closed in simple interrupted suture pattern using polyamide (1-0). After one week of postoperative care, the bitch had an uneventful recovery.
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