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ABSTRACT
A case of dystocia due to dog sitting posture with lateral deviation of head in a mare and its successful management through fetotomy is reported here.
Keywords: Dystocia, Fetotomy, Lateral deviation, Mare
Parturition in the mare is an efficient and explosive event with all the three stages being over within 60 to 75 minutes in normal course. These highly coordinated events are crucial to the well-being of both the dam and the fetus (Steven, 2011) and it is one of the most difficult obstetrical challenges is thedogsitting posture (Card, 2002). The incidence ofdog-sitting posture is reported to be 0.7% (Baldwinet al., 1991).Equine dystocia is a true emergency and threatens survival of dam and fetus both (Freeman et al., 1999). Although showing a lower incidence in horses than in cattle, defects of limb posture cause more serious dystocia in mares than in cows.Dog sitting posture along with lateral deviation of head has a very rare incidence and to best of our knowledge such type of case has not been reported in India, so far.
CASE HISTORY AND OBSERVATIONS
A four year primiparous mare (OPD-04-9426 dated 12.04.2017) suffering with dystocia was presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, LUVAS Hisar. The case was handled by a veterinarian at field level with a failure to deliver the fetus. The animal was referred for further treatment. The animal was presented with history of severe straining and difficulty in foaling...