Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treating low progesterone in a pregnant dog to support delivery
By Purswell, B J·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1991·Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Management of apparent luteal insufficiency in a bitch.
Plain-English summary
A pregnant dog with low progesterone levels was monitored and given extra progesterone to help her carry her puppies to term. The vet used a special test to check her hormone levels and administered progesterone injections every three days. Thanks to this treatment, she successfully delivered two healthy male puppies and one mummified female puppy. This approach helped ensure that the pregnancy progressed normally despite the initial hormone issue.
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Abstract
Serum progesterone concentration in a pregnant bitch with suspected luteal insufficiency was monitored by use of a commercially available ELISA kit, and exogenous progesterone was administered as needed to enable the bitch to deliver normal-term pups. Progesterone in oil was administered at a dosage of 2 mg/kg of body weight at 72-hour intervals. The bitch delivered 2 clinically normal male pups and 1 mummified female pup within 12 hours after the exogenous progesterone was calculated to have been metabolized.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1769879/