DYSTOCIA DUE TO MONOCEPHALUS THORACOPHAGUS TETRABRACHIUS TETRAPUS DICAUDATUS IN A PATTANAM SHEEP

R. Arun; S. Rangasamy; S. Alagar; A. Methai; A. Senthilkumar

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v54i3.167852

Authors

R. Arun Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni - 625 534
S. Rangasamy Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni - 625 534
S. Alagar Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni - 625 534
A. Methai Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni - 625 534
A. Senthilkumar Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni - 625 534

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v54i3.167852

Keywords:

Pattanam sheep, fetal monster, dystocia, fetotomy and per vaginal delivery

Abstract

A full-term Pattanam sheep was presented with a history of a ruptured water bag the previous night, accompanied by severe straining and the protrusion of two forelimbs and two hind limbs. Vaginal examination revealed a dry birth passage, and the fetal head was not palpable. Furthermore, the limbs could not be separated, raising suspicion of fetal monstrosity. Radiographic evaluation confirmed the presence of a fetal monster characterized by a single head, eight limbs, and two tails, consistent with monocephalus-thoracophagus-tetrabrachius-tetrapus-dicaudatus. The condition was successfully managed through partial fetotomy, enabling vaginal delivery.

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