Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet Rabbit

A 3.5-year-old mixed breed pet female rabbit with a 2.3 kg weight was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Shiraz University. The main complaint of the owner was abdominal distension. The peculiarity of the present report is that the patient had no mating or parturition antecedent accordi...

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Main Authors: Vahid Ganjiani, Amin Bigham-Sadegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Veterinary Surgery Association (IVSA) 2023-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ivsajournals.com/article_151496_e54ad2463a544ed5d26c14b28f959567.pdf
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description A 3.5-year-old mixed breed pet female rabbit with a 2.3 kg weight was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Shiraz University. The main complaint of the owner was abdominal distension. The peculiarity of the present report is that the patient had no mating or parturition antecedent according to its history. Based on diagnostic methods and clinical examination, the presence of an enlarged organ containing fluid material and occupying most of the caudal abdomen led to the provisional diagnosis of pyometra. Exploratory laparotomy was performed under general anesthesia. After the abdominal wall incision, the uterus was immediately evident and the uterine wall was over-distended and penetrated, with purulent material free in the abdominal cavity. Next, an ovariohysterectomy was performed and the abdominal incision was closed routinely. Based on a literature review, this is one of the rare reports regarding pyometra in pet rabbits.
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spelling doaj.art-a0ea8ac47d36402e8e3ea3fa2cde69f82023-04-16T10:43:35ZengIranian Veterinary Surgery Association (IVSA)Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery2008-30332676-62992023-04-01181666910.30500/ivsa.2022.341688.1301151496Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet RabbitVahid Ganjiani0Amin Bigham-Sadegh1Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.A 3.5-year-old mixed breed pet female rabbit with a 2.3 kg weight was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Shiraz University. The main complaint of the owner was abdominal distension. The peculiarity of the present report is that the patient had no mating or parturition antecedent according to its history. Based on diagnostic methods and clinical examination, the presence of an enlarged organ containing fluid material and occupying most of the caudal abdomen led to the provisional diagnosis of pyometra. Exploratory laparotomy was performed under general anesthesia. After the abdominal wall incision, the uterus was immediately evident and the uterine wall was over-distended and penetrated, with purulent material free in the abdominal cavity. Next, an ovariohysterectomy was performed and the abdominal incision was closed routinely. Based on a literature review, this is one of the rare reports regarding pyometra in pet rabbits.http://www.ivsajournals.com/article_151496_e54ad2463a544ed5d26c14b28f959567.pdfrabbitpyometraovariohysterectomy
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title Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet Rabbit
title_full Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet Rabbit
title_fullStr Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet Rabbit
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title_short Surgical Management of Pyometra Infection in a Pet Rabbit
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