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Sonography Pyometra Bitch

Ultrasonography was used to diagnose pyometra in two German Shepherd bitches with symptoms of gastritis. Examination revealed anechoic fluid within the uterine lumen and uterine wall thickening. Ovariohysterectomy confirmed the presence of pus, confirming pyometra. Sonography can easily diagnose pyometra when large volumes of fluid are present in the uterus, and helps determine if surgery is needed.

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Sonography Pyometra Bitch

Ultrasonography was used to diagnose pyometra in two German Shepherd bitches with symptoms of gastritis. Examination revealed anechoic fluid within the uterine lumen and uterine wall thickening. Ovariohysterectomy confirmed the presence of pus, confirming pyometra. Sonography can easily diagnose pyometra when large volumes of fluid are present in the uterus, and helps determine if surgery is needed.

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SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOIiIS OF
PYOMETRA IN BITCHES

suresh Jhirwal and G'N' Purohitt


s.M. Qureshi, T.K. Gahlot. P. Bishnoi,
Surgery and Radiology
Department of Veterinary
Bikarier (Raj )-334 001
Colleee of Veterinary and Animai Science'

ABSTRACT
1'.r lll',ollletl'21'
Shepherd bitchers i'rlou:;ccl a susl.rici.tl
N.r-rcspondrng gastritis in two German wirkrin thc utcl'illc lultlen:ltltl utct'inc
rvall
examination revealed anechoic fluid
ultrason.eraphical
thc pvomctrii'
thicke-ning. O.'ariohvsterectom-v conl'trmed

Ke1' n'ord : Sonoqt-aiphl' P)'olrlctl-a' c;'tlllne

Preserltl\'. I)Volttctt'lt u'a: tliagt'ttlsect


ltl l\\'o
T)rottlett'a
l-'' is a comnlon l'epl'oductive
Gerntirn iihe ilhll'cl bitchcs ri ith
svlllptollls of
f prohlem in middie iisecIbitches' Dorr were
t 1958 ) ported that the mean age of clinical
r'e gastritis '[lre hritchcs (7-8 years trge)
and
CaseS r,,,as 8.2 years with only
|Zvo of the cases referrecl to tltr: Vctcl lllaf ,v Sltrger)'
have Radiologl' ( linrcs with a history
of gastritis
under 6 years of age' Several workers Iol'
sllggested that the condition is more
common and fever. l\() respollse to tfeLltlnent
presence
in iif f iparous bitches (Dow, 1958'
1959a and gastritis arotlsetl suspicion 1'or the
lf p1,,',*e[ra. By abdominal ballotment' it the
that was
Frost. 1 963 ) while others have suggested ptrs in
rt is more common in bitches with
abnormal possilllc to c >ttlirrl the presence of
(Dow' using tl 5
estrous cycles and pseudo-pregnancy uteru:.. r\bcl, nriital ttltt'asonography
rvzts
1959b and Whitney' 1961)'Fidler
et MHz se(ltot scirnllel' (Shitnadzlt' Japzrn)
perfc,rtttett with the bitches in
to lateral
al.(1 996). however, found no relationship
recunrbenc) Sonograms (Fig' l
is a and Fig'2;
parity or estrus characteristics' Pyometra
rvitIirl the r'ttet'ine
revealerJ ap,:choic ilr-ricl
disease of luteal phase, with most
bitches
showing clinical signs between 5 to
80 days lunten srrl titet'itrc wall thickening'
in both
after the end of estrus (Arthur et al'
I 998) ' In Ovariotrystt rct:tomv \^'as performed
proceclltre
closed pvometra the diagnosis of
pyometra is the bitctte s r sitrg roiitillc \Llrgical
and py()lll(:tr LI \\'as cotlf'tt'itrcd'
l-hcre \\1lts LIll
clil'ficr'tlt otl the btlsis tli clinicarl signs
and

radto-graphy' When large volutnes


of fluid are unevcnll'ltl rc( ove 1'\/ 111 both thc bitches'
Sonrlgrrrllhi' itllpetll'Llllce o1' t'he ltterlts
ca'n
pr.r*, in it-t. uterus. diagnosis can usually
conftrttl t['e I)rcscnce of pLls which
is
be rnade by ultrasot'tography (Feeney
and
necess?t'1' t'rr ci,.ling to opcratc a bitch'
iohnston, 1986 and Renton et ol'1993)' '1e

i Gynaecology'
partmcnt of Vetcrinary Obstctrics and
De
q
Fi-c I: Sonogl'anr shou,'irrg ancrchoic ocho- Fig.2: Sonogram of lhe uterus o1'a bitch
-te x[Lrre ol thc utcruts. indicating showing anechoic sacs.
pVonle tfil.

Sotltlgl';.rphic clii.tqnu\is rll p.. r.r1're'lllr i:; easy England. G.C.\\'. (1995). Srnall animal
when large volurne \ ol' l'luiti art. |)l'e SCnt in reproductive ultrasoltoeraphl,. In
the LlterLls (Feeney and John,,ton, 1986). Goddard (Ed ) Veterinary ulrra-
Flou,ever. it is difficult to drstirrguish other sonography. CAB International, UK. pp
callses o1' Lltet'ine 1'lLrid lic,-rurnulation 52-9.
(rnucontetl'a ancl hydrotnctrii) frorn cascs of Feeney, D.A. and Johnston. G.J. (1986). The
pyorretra (Englancl. I 995t. uterus. In : Thrall. D (I1d.). Textbook of
Veterinary Dia_enostic Radiology,.
Saunders. Plriladelphia. pp. .158-67 .

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Cohen, D. ( 1966). Relationship of estrus
Arthur. G.H.. Noakes. D.8.. Pez,r'\on. II. and irregularity'. pseudopregnancv and
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Frost. R.C. (1963t. Strangulatccl ingLrinal
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