Management of a Rare Case of Uterine Torsion in a Sirohi Doe - A Case Report

Akash Singh; Kalyani Nandanwar; Hanuman Prasad Yadav; Brijesh Kumar Yadav; Jitendra Kumar Agrawal; Anuj Kumar

Authors

Akash Singh Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9673-3705
Kalyani Nandanwar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA
Hanuman Prasad Yadav Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA
Brijesh Kumar Yadav Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA
Jitendra Kumar Agrawal Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA
Anuj Kumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, INDIA

Keywords:

Dystocia, Modified Schaffer’s Plank Method, Sirohi Doe, Uterine Torsion

Abstract

A two-year-old Sirohi doe in first parity with a complete gestation period was brought to Veterinary Clinical Complex (VCC), DUVASU, Mathura, with a history of straining for two days. The doe showed all signs of parturition, including engorgement of teats and loosened sacro-sciatic ligaments. Per-vaginal examination revealed one finger dilation of the cervix with right-sided twist of caudal vaginal mucosal folds through the cervix, which confirms pre-cervical uterine torsion. Radiography also revealed the presence of two foetus. Detorsion was achieved by rolling the doe by the modified Schaffer’s plank method. Then followed by incomplete cervical dilation therapy that resulted in the successful removal of one live male fetus and another dead female fetus within ninety minutes of dilation therapy with gentle traction. The animal recovered uneventfully after treatment with an antibiotic and supportive therapy for four days.