Management of Post-Partum Uterine Eversion in a Doe Using Retention  Sutures

K. M. Manjusha; Sharun  Khan; C. V. Haritha; S. S. Asha Lekshmi; A. T. Faslu Rahman; K. S. Jisna; M. S. Sivaprasad

doi:10.5455/ijlr.20191112061926

Authors

K. M. Manjusha Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Khan Sharun Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-3746
C. V. Haritha Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
S. S. Asha Lekshmi Division of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
A. T. Faslu Rahman Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
K. S. Jisna Division of Animal Reproduction, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
M. S. Sivaprasad Division of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20191112061926

Keywords:

Doe, Epidural Anesthesia, Post-Partum, Retention Sutures, Uterine Eversion

Abstract

A case of total uterine eversion (uterine prolapse) in a doe and its successful management is described. The
prolapsed uterine mass was carefully assessed and debris were removed by washing with mild potassium
permanganate solution. Epidural anesthesia was achieved by infiltration of 2% lignocaine solution into the
sacro-coccygeal vertebral space to prevent straining during correction of the prolapsed organ. The
prolapsed masses were replaced back into the normal anatomical position after properly restraining the
animal with hindquarters raised. Buhner’s suture was done in order to prevent recurrence. Antibiotics,
analgesic and tetanus toxoid, were administered intramuscularly. The retention suture was removed after
10 days. There was no incidence of recurrence and the doe recovered uneventfully.