Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog pregnancy after intravaginal insemination with epididymal semen
By Klinc, P et al.·Published in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene·2005·Clinic for Reproduction and Equine Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Establishment of a pregnancy following intravaginal insemination with epididymal semen from a dog castrated due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A high-breeding American Staffordshire Terrier was diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia and had to be castrated. After the surgery, sperm was collected and used to inseminate a female dog on the right day of her heat cycle. The insemination was successful, leading to a normal pregnancy and the birth of eight healthy puppies 63 days later. This case shows that it is possible to achieve a successful pregnancy using sperm from a dog that had been castrated due to prostate issues.
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Abstract
Benign prostatic hyperplasia was diagnosed in an American Staffordshire Terrier of high breeding value presenting concurrent haematuria. Castration as a treatment was synchronized with the oestrus cycle of a bitch selected for insemination. After castration the cauda epididymis was flushed with Gent semen extender and collected spermatozoa were filtered and analysed by Hamilton Thorn computer assisted sperm analysis. A total of 7 ml semen containing 742 x 10(6) spermatozoa with 76.5% mean motility was used for insemination. Intravaginal insemination of the bitch was performed with an insemination catheter for dogs (Kruuse, Marslev, Denmark) on the day when plasma progesterone levels reached 9.9 ng/ml. Normal pregnancy without complications resulted in eight live-born puppies 63 days after insemination. This is the first report of a normal pregnancy and birth of puppies from a bitch inseminated with epididymal semen obtained from a dog affected by benign prostate hyperplasia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16324084/