Abstract

OVIEDO, C. A  and  MOLIN, V. M. CANINE EXTRAUTERINE GESTATION: CASE REPORT. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2013, vol.60, n.3, pp.220-227. ISSN 0120-2952.

A clinical case of extrauterine gestation is reported in a female canine breed Pinscher 2 years of age, which was derived at the Center for Veterinary Medicine CES University (Medellin, Colombia) with dark vaginal discharge. During the evaluation, a gestation of 42 days was confirmed and abundant gaseous material in the radiographic images. In addition, the ultrasound indicated an absence of fetocardia and decreased amniotic fluid. An ovariohysterectomy was performed and extrauterine gestation fetuses were found in the abdominal cavity. This article reports and describes for the first time a case involving a pregnancy outside the womb in a canine as an uncommon case and first described in Colombia.

Keywords : Canine; ectopic; fetal death; pregnancy; uterus.

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