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DYSTOCIA IN BITCHES DUE

TO UTERINE INERTIA

Obsrenics
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ABSTRACT

Key n ortls : Birch. rlvstocia, irrerria. ox.ytor-in.

spasrnolvtic

intrar."enous alon-uwith S04

dextrose. The bitch
delivered lwo more dead fctuscs.
fhe trircl No.
I and 3 (Ccrman Shcphcrd ancl pomcranran)
delivcred one srnall ferus each S_
tZ trouri bact
and then therE was no progrcssion. physrcal
€xamination revealed i fliccru birth
'Ul to noa,oui*iitte,
,w.*s done
canat.

more fehrses were,pfesent which

revealed fbtal
presence alongwith rvithout
a heart beat. The
bitches were panting. Thc-v *,.r.
giuan .ul.iun,
.uluconatc (Calcium Sandoz. lndial 5 nrl SC- ancl
l0-l-5 tU intravenous ot'oxyrocin
utong*ntt .SZ
clextrose. These bitches delivsred
twi feiuses
within ?0lninute.s. .h61rygver. fi rrther
Case *nalysis pr:ogr"r, io"
was no-t scen and l0 IU of oxytoJin
was
Theb I (German Slrepherd) was repeatcd after 2 hours and both
bitchcs
presen a history of non_progre.ssion of delir.ei'cd one and two rnorcr fbtuses.
All thc
!bou1 ivery oi I fctus or,uir.'ffir.
One fetus was lodged in the
fbtuses delivcrc.cl rverc small
ancl clcacl Two
Pomeranian feruscs w.crc, munlrnificd
birth canal. The ( Fiq | )
lAssistar:t prolbssor )
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N4ruuuri licd lctus dclivcrcd lioltt a
Pourelaniart brlclr
Fiu 1: Radiolrtltplt trl':t bilc)t slrrru ilrg lt'trl!
'l hc bitch No. 4 was a nolt-dcscrt'ipt bitch u'hich
lvas brought rvith a history ofgrccnish dischargc
w ithout feml delivcry. Physical c5*rn il atiort
lcvealed a t'laccid birth canal and a lctal part
visiblc and palpable ncar thc pelvic canal. Thc
tritch u,as givcn l0 IU ofoxrtocitt itttranrttscttlarh'
(lNl) arrd 5 rrrl lV t-rf calcitrrtt qlLtcftttittr'
dclivc.rcd _l lir c tL.t uscs
Thc. lritch No. -5 and 6 (Non-dcscript and
Pomcranian) wetc bfotr-ghr with lristorics ot'tctal
non-delivery aftel delivering one and tu'o live
fetuscs each. Fetal prescncc cotrld n<lt bc
asccrtaincd b1' abdoruinal ballotrtrcrrt.
[Jltrasonograpltv rcvcalcd livc t'ctLrscs in bitch
No 6. (Fig. 2)but l'ctal viabrliti'cotrlcl Irot bc
Fig. 3: LJltrasollogt'attl ol'a tritclt sltou'ing l-ctal
skelcton
asccrtaincd in bitch No. 5. Both thc bitchgs
rvcrc givcn l0 lLJ of oxytocin liV along n'ith
5o..ir dc'xlrosc and 5 ttrl of calcittrrt glttctlnatc
uotlr tlrc brtchcs dt lir crcd (rnlv onc l'cttrs cach
aiicr' 2 httLtrs f)ry rocirt I 0 l[ , rr as l-erpcatcd lltrt
-l'u'cnt1'
thcrc rvas no f'ctal dclivcrv tbul hout s
latcr. a rcpcat dosc t'lf o.r,vt<lcitt givcn and
"vas
two more fbruses were clclivcred in t2 hours.
To avoid the dangcrs ofo,rytocin, induccd spanr,
il was nol repcttcd, but since lhe owncrs
rcscntcd operativLr proccdurc.s. it rvas decided
tcr wait. Fctal ;:rcscncc cotrld ttot bc asccrtaincd
skclcrttrtt
bv Lrltrasotutd s() thc ladiography vvas dorlc
u,hich rcvcaled fctal prcscncc 1 Fig. 3 ). I 2 hottrs
later, a last dosc of oxytocin and a spasnrolytic
20 urg dicyctomine (lnj. Spasmo Pl'oxyvon.
Wockhardt, hrdia) was givcn. This resulted in
deliver,v of the fbtus.
Discu ssion
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[ritclr
Thc cascs artalvscd tn lhis t cptlrt rcilcct that onc
case- was of prirrrar;-, ufc-rinc incrtia tl'hcrca's. tlvc'
cascs \\,crc of scconclat'y tltcl'lllc itrr.'rtia. ln a
prcviotts study, tlrc incidcncc of prinlary and
sccorrdary utsdnc inertia rvas 36.396 and 49.8%
(Stolla ct ttl.,1999). Sccondary utcrinc incltia
in birch No I rcsultcd lrccausc of lodsin-t{ of
ti:tus irr thc birtlr canal .'\n intcrcstiilg hnding u'ith
bitch No, 2 and 3 was delivcry of rmumrnified
and dcacl fetuses- An extrao'rdinary long time
taken by bitch No. ,5 and 6 appcars to bc
bccausc of utcrinc spasrr andior cxtrcn'rc
exhaustion of utcrinc niusculature. Drcier, I 998
have recorded that over dosa--ue of oxytocin must
bc avoide-d to prwent uterine spasm w.hich may
qhe delivery of fet*ses. Combini4g a
spa$xolytic with oxytocin was zuggetcd by hirir
and tlrc sarnE when given 48 hrs latel in this
rcport resultcd in dcliver-r of fcruses werq
"vlrich
othcru,isc not dclivcrcd cvcn allcr rcpcatcd
oxytocin rherapy. Urtiinc incrtia hai becn
reported in many miniaturc and othcr brceds of
dogs (Bradnep t969). A failure of uterus to
respond to feta,l signals because ofpresence of
onc or two puppies rcsulting into insufTicient
stimulation to initiate labor is rcported (l,inde-
Forstrcr-e arrd Encroth. 2000) This probablv
r,vas the rcasor.r in birchcs eic-live-r'ing snrall and.'
or mummified fe'tuses. A colrcomitarlt IV
administration crf glucosc provcd to bc uscful
sineri snrall s.ized bitc.hes ars.'.pronc] t0
hyBogfyeenri* eftef ff strftining
(L,indc-For:sberg and Energth, 2000). Fetal
prescnce and their number evaluation was better
possiblc irr tlris stud.v by radiography, whcrcas,
fetal viability could bLrttcl bc evaluated b-v
ultrasonogi'aphy as also suggcstcd by Davol
(2001)-
It was that IV adrninistratiorrof I0-
l5 trU cf oxytocin
is the cftoiee'rif treat:rnent
given along with 20- 100 ml of -592i dextrosc. A
rcpcat injccion is suggested ailcr 2 hours but
this must be combincd r.vith a spasnr,olytic to
avoid utq'ine spasrn. Calciurn-gluconate is
su-egcstcd -5- l0 nrl lV or SC. Whcrr thc litc of
rhe pups is important cacsarcan nrust be donc
w'ithout delay.
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