1Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, College of Veterinary Science, Telangana State, P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana)
P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: drvetjagan@gmail.com
Online Published on 14 September, 2022.
The present clinical study was conducted on 18 bitches with pyometra (14 open and 4 closed pyometra). Six bitches with open pyometra were treated medically (Prostaglandin F2a) and remaining 12 bitches were treated surgically (ovariohy-sterectomy). Culture and senstitivity test revealed E. coli as the most common isolate (14), and cefotaxime as the most effective antibiotic. Ultrasonography was found valuable for confirmation of both open and closed pyometra. Five out of 6 bitches responded well to medical treatment, whereas one bitch which showed recurrence of symptoms was further subjected to ovariohysterectomy. All the animals treated surgically recovered uneventfully, except for two cases (died after surgery), which had high pre-treatment levels of serum urea nitrogen and creatinine. It was concluded that medical treatment was effective and useful in young animals with open pyometra, whereas ovariohysterectomy was appropriate and potentially curative in pyometra in bitches.
Bitch, Ovariohysterectomy, Prostaglandin F2a, Pyometra
