Hysterotomy through Colpotomy for the Management of Fetal  Maceration in PGF2α Non-Responsive HF Crossbred Cow

Authors

  • Raju Sreeranjani Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mani Selvaraju Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Palanisamy Sankar Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal-637002, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Venkatraman Varudharajan Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Kulithalai, Karur-639104, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.21.3.27

Keywords:

Fetal maceration, buffaloes

Abstract

 

Fetal maceration is an uncommon condition where the fetus dies after ossification and undergoes microbial  digestion or putrefaction in the uterus till only the mass of  bones remains (Dhindsa et al., 2013; Kumar, 2015). Incomplete  abortion after the third month of gestation is the main  reason for a retained fetal bonymass in the uterus of cows  and buffaloes (Sood et al., 2009). Besides, the cow does not  display severe systemic illness, but the cow may become  slightly febrile, anorexic and depressed with vague signs  of intermittent straining, accompanied by a foul, purulent  vaginal discharge containing small bones (Newman and  Anderson, 2005; Haben, 2020). The retained macerated fetus  by administration of luteolytic drug (PGF2α) and fetal bones  were removed along with purulent discharges manually  (Ramesh et al., 2023). The present case reports the surgical  management of PGF2α non-responsive animal affected with  fetal maceration by hysterotomy through colpotomy. 

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Published

2025-05-10

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2025): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (May-Jun) 2025

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Case Report

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