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Bitch whelped fourth live pup 37 hours after first pups
By Romagnoli, S et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2004·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Prolonged interval between parturition of normal live pups in a bitch.
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old briard dog was having trouble giving birth after delivering three healthy puppies. She was taken to the vet because she hadn’t finished whelping (giving birth) and an ultrasound showed there was still a live puppy inside. The vet tried giving her oxytocin, a hormone that helps with contractions, multiple times but it didn’t work at first. Finally, after increasing the dose, the dog successfully delivered the fourth puppy about 37 hours after she started giving birth.
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Abstract
On day 64 after artificial insemination, a six-year-old primiparous briard bitch whelped three live pups between 05.00 and 08.00. It was presented at 11.00 on the same day with failure to complete parturition. On ultrasound examination, a normal live fetus was observed and the bitch was treated with oxytocin three times during the day (1.0, 2.0 and 2.0 iu intramuscularly), with no effect. The following day, a higher dose of oxytocin (5.0 iu) was administered intramuscularly at 11.00, after a uterine ultrasound examination confirmed viability of the fetus. At 18.00 of the same day, the bitch whelped the fourth normal live pup, 37 hours after initiation of parturition and 34 hours after expulsion of the last fetus. Effectiveness of oxytocin and normal versus prolonged parturition due to uterine inertia are discussed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15163052/