ABSTRACT
This short communication describes the case of partial foetal retention in an 18-month-old female French bulldog following induction of abortion owing to an undesired mating. Abortion was induced with aglepristone administered in two consecutive protocols of a dual injection 1 day apart. After failure of the first treatment to achieve abortion, 15 days later, a second treatment was administered. Delivering of aborted foetus occurred 2 days after the last administration. Five weeks after the abortion, the female showed a weak haemorrhagic vaginal discharge. On ultrasound examination, the presence of uterine wall distension as well as a puppy skull inside the uterus was observed. This clinical case makes clear that although aglepristone is a very reliable drug, follow-up of the female during treatment and in the immediate post-partum is necessary to ensure a good outcome.
Subject(s)
Abortifacient Agents/pharmacology , Abortion, Incomplete/veterinary , Abortion, Veterinary/chemically induced , Dog Diseases/pathology , Estrenes/pharmacology , Abortion, Incomplete/chemically induced , Abortion, Incomplete/pathology , Abortion, Veterinary/pathology , Animals , Dogs , Female , PregnancyABSTRACT
Reproductive abnormalities in New Zealand White rabbits at a large commercial rabbitry were linked to an excess of dietary retinyl acetate. Fetal resorptions, abortions, and stillbirths were common in pregnant does. Examination of aborted and stillborn fetuses disclosed hydrocephalus, microencephaly, and cleft palate. Analysis of the commercially prepared feed disclosed a total vitamin A content of 102,278 IU/kg, of which 97,618 IU was retinyl acetate (recommended total vitamin A concentrations are 6,000 to 12,000 IU/kg). Levels of vitamin A in the plasma of does with reproductive disorders were 517 to 1,667 ng/ml (normal level is 300 ng/ml), and liver levels were 2,070 to 12,854 micrograms/g (normal range is 50 to 300 micrograms/g).
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Animal Feed/adverse effects , Fetal Death/veterinary , Fetus/abnormalities , Hypervitaminosis A/veterinary , Pregnancy Complications/veterinary , Rabbits , Abortion, Incomplete/etiology , Abortion, Incomplete/veterinary , Abortion, Veterinary/etiology , Animal Feed/analysis , Animals , Female , Fetal Death/etiology , Fetal Resorption/etiology , Fetal Resorption/veterinary , Hypervitaminosis A/etiology , Hypervitaminosis A/mortality , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications/mortalityABSTRACT
A 6-year-old, primiparous female squirrel monkey, diagnosed as being at approximately 100 days of gestation, developed clinical signs of pregnancy toxemia. An ovariohysterectomy was performed and complete recovery followed supportive treatment. Based on histopathology, a diagnosis of incomplete abortion and hydrometrosis was made.