Surgical resolution of uterine prolapse in three pet rabbits

This report describes a surgical technique for resolution of uterine prolapse in rabbits. Three pet rabbits presented within 24 hours of parturition with a red mass protruding from the vagina, which was diagnosed as uterine prolapse. In the first case, an attempt to reduce the prolapse by manual com...

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Published inJournal of small animal practice Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 229 - 232
Main Authors Di Girolamo, N., D'Ovidio, D., Del Duca, V., Donnelly, T. M., Montani, Alessandro, Selleri, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2021
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Subjects
Animals
Compression
Female
Parturition
Prolapse
Rabbits
Traction - veterinary
Uterine Prolapse - surgery
Uterine Prolapse - veterinary
Uterus
Vagina
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Summary:This report describes a surgical technique for resolution of uterine prolapse in rabbits. Three pet rabbits presented within 24 hours of parturition with a red mass protruding from the vagina, which was diagnosed as uterine prolapse. In the first case, an attempt to reduce the prolapse by manual compression was ineffective. A laparotomy was used to apply internal uterine traction while simultaneously using gentle external pressure with cotton‐tip applicators and resulted in successful resolution. After repositioning, an ovariohysterovaginectomy was performed in all three rabbits. All rabbits recovered uneventfully. Laparotomic repositioning of the uterus and ovariohysterovaginectomy, not previously described in rabbits, was easy to perform and permitted resolution of uterine prolapse.
ISSN:0022-4510
1748-5827
DOI:10.1111/jsap.13091