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. Restoration of fertility may be done with medical treatment. 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 this clinical study, these 36 bitches were divided into three groups consisting of twelve bitches in each group, bitches in Group I were treated with PGF_2α (Inj Lutalyse – Up John Company) at the dose rate of 250 µg/kg body weight once daily for five days subcutaneously along with selected antibiotics based on antibiogram. Bitches in Group II were treated with PGF₂α at the dose rate of 30 µg/ kg body weight twice daily for eight days subcutaneously along with selected antibiotics based on antibiogram and bitches in Group III were treated with selected antibiotics alone based on antibiogram parenterally for seven days. clinical study from the above groups with respect to evaluate ultrasonographic findings according to open or closed cervix pyometra in bitches was concluded that clinical recovery in bitches with above treatment protocols with open type can well be accessed through ultrasonography and further Ultrasonography is the best tool for diagnosis canine pyometra.