Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Vaginal fold prolapse late in pregnancy in a female dog with normal
By Gouletsou, Pagona G et al.·Published in Animal reproduction science·2009·Clinic of Obstetrics and Reproduction·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vaginal fold prolapse during the last third of pregnancy, followed by normal parturition, in a bitch.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old female Greek Hound was brought in with a vaginal prolapse during the last part of her pregnancy. An ultrasound showed she was carrying four puppies. After being hospitalized, she gave birth normally just four days later. Three days after giving birth, the vet surgically removed the prolapsed tissue, and she recovered well. However, four months later, she experienced a smaller recurrence of the prolapse during her next heat cycle.
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Abstract
This article describes a 1.5-year-old female, Greek Hound dog, weighing 16 kg, presented with a type III vaginal prolapse which occurred during the last third of pregnancy. Trans-abdominal ultrasonography revealed four live foetuses in the uterine horns. The animal was hospitalized and 4 days later gave birth without any interference. Three days later, resection of the prolapsed tissue was performed and the bitch recovered completely. Recurrence of a type I vaginal prolapse was observed 4 months later, during subsequent oestrus. This case is unusual because, although vaginal fold prolapse is mainly seen during proestrus/oestrus or during parturition, it was first noticed 47 days after mating and 13 days before parturition. Furthermore, even though the prolapse of vaginal fold was of type III and of considerable size, parturition proceeded normally. Finally, even though resection of the prolapsed tissue was performed 3 days after parturition, recurrence of vaginal fold oedema (type I) was observed in the subsequent oestrus.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18573622/