Surgical uterine drainage and lavage as treatment for canine pyometra

Pyometra is a common post-oestral syndrome in bitches. Classical treatment consists of either ovariohystorectomy or medical intervention. Surgical uterine drainage and lavage via direct trans-cervical catheterisation using a 5% povidone-iodine in saline solution was performed successfully in 8 bitch...

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Published inJournal of the South African Veterinary Association Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 172 - 177
Main Author De Cramer, K G M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Africa 01.09.2010
Subjects
Animals
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
Drainage - veterinary
Female
Pyometra - surgery
Pyometra - veterinary
Therapeutic Irrigation - veterinary
Uterus - surgery
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Summary:Pyometra is a common post-oestral syndrome in bitches. Classical treatment consists of either ovariohystorectomy or medical intervention. Surgical uterine drainage and lavage via direct trans-cervical catheterisation using a 5% povidone-iodine in saline solution was performed successfully in 8 bitches with pyometra. All bitches conceived and whelped without complications subsequent to this treatment. It is concluded that this method offers an effective alternative treatment for canine pyometra with shorter recovery times as well as good clinical recovery and pregnancy rates in bitches destined for further breeding.
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ISSN:1019-9128