Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
P Mohan, A Subramanian and AP Nambi

Abstract:
Pyometra a hormonally mediated acute (or) chronic polysystemic diestrual disorder and induce high mortality in bitches if not treated. Thirty six bitches of different breeds aged between one to ten years, brought to the small animal obstetrics and genecology unit, Madras Veterinary College Hospital with open type pyometra were included for the clinical study. The confirmative diagnosis of pyometra was arrived based on clinical signs, abdominal palpation and radiography. Abdominal palpation was performed in all the bitches before and after treatment in the respective group. Abdominal palpation performed at the start of treatment revealed 41.66%) obvious uterine enlargement, 47.66% showed no appreciable enlargement and in (11%) Abdominal palpation was not possible. Abdominal radiography of bitches with pyometra revealed fluid filled dense tubular structure in 55.55 percent of the bitches, in 44.45% inability to detect uterine enlargement. It was concluded that clinical recovery in bitches with open type pyometra treated with prostaglandin F2 Alpha and antibiotics can well be accessed through abdominal palpation and radiography.