Ruptura uterina em cadela- relato de caso

Abstract

Uterine rupture is a condition described in small animals that can result from incorrect obstetric manipulations, trauma, infection, fetal death and excessive use of oxytocin. This report describes a clinical case of uterine rupture with its respective ultrasound findings, which occurred in a female canine treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba, in the city of Areia, PB. During the anamnesis, the owner reported that the animal had been mated for approximately three months and that, the day before the visit, it had expelled a dead fetus. Ultrasound examination revealed the presence of three fetuses, of which at least one was active and the other fetuses showed no cardiac activity or any sign of fetal activity, one of which was outside the uterus. The treatment indicated was ovariohysterectomy and caesarean section. Post surgical recovery was uneventful.