Partuition

Question 1

What is Hydrops Uteri?

Answer 1

Excessive amounts of foetal fluid in the uterus. Presents as a very distended abdomen.

Question 2

What issues dies Hydrops uteri cause?

Answer 2

Prevents the guts from filling - pregnancy toxaemia & energy problems.

Question 3

Treatment for hydros uteri

Answer 3

1. Conservative - if healthy & close to calving - beware uterine inertia at calving
2. Uterine drainage - temporary relief - risk infection & ending pregnancy
3. inducing birth - risk loosing calf
4. elective C section

Question 4

To induce birth 4/5-100/150d

Answer 4

Give PGF2alpha analogue - induces luteolysis

Question 5

To induce birth 150-170d

Answer 5

The placenta produces additional progesterone - PGF2alpha anaglogue wouldn’t be sufficient
Need additional long acting corticosteroid.

Question 6

Vaginal prolapse

Answer 6

occurs late in gestation in older animals - excessive relaxation of pelvic tissues & increased intra abdominal pressure.

Question 7

Replacing a vaginal prolapse

Answer 7

1. epidural analgesia
2. clean & replace
3. Buhner suture to hold in place - can’t calve through these - remove at 1st stage partition.
   [4. sheep - spoon or prolapse harness]