INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 2

Clinical Management of Pregnancy Eclampsia in a Bitch

  • Author:
  • Aditi A. Dixit, S.K. Maiti, M.L.V. Rao
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 538 to 539

Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya (CKV), Anjora, Durg -491001 (Chhattisgarh)

*Corresponding author E-mail: aditidixit72@yahoo.com

Online published on 6 April, 2015.

Abstract

A five year old Pomeranian bitch was presented with signs of severe panting, restlessness, muscle fasciculation, hyperthermia and hypotension. History revealed the bitch whelped 4 days back. The bitch was diagnosed to be suffering from pregnancy eclampsia confirmed by low serum calcium levels. Treatment with intravenous calcium gluconate 10% solution proved to be effective.

Keywords

Eclampsia, hypocalcaemia, muscular tetany