Hydrallantois in a recipient mare

Hydrallantois in a recipient mare

Drainage of the allantoic fluid and induction of parturition is the standard treatment, as continued abdominal enlargement increases the likelihood of prepubic tendon and uterine rupture (Brinsko 2011). Fetal membranes showing evidence of diffuse placentitis Immediately after parturition, the mare w...

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Published in:Veterinary record Vol. 171; no. 7; p. 177
Main Authors: Elliott, C. R. Byrne, Mitchell, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 18-08-2012
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:
Abdomen
Allantois - abnormalities
Animals
Edema - diagnosis
Edema - veterinary
Female
Fetal Death - veterinary
Fetuses
Heart rate
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horses
Membranes
Placenta - abnormalities
Pregnancy
Umbilical cord
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Drainage of the allantoic fluid and induction of parturition is the standard treatment, as continued abdominal enlargement increases the likelihood of prepubic tendon and uterine rupture (Brinsko 2011). Fetal membranes showing evidence of diffuse placentitis Immediately after parturition, the mare was happy to stand and graze comfortably with a heart rate of 50 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute and mucous membranes pale pink, moist with a capillary refill time of two seconds.
Bibliography:Provenance: not commissioned; externally peer reviewed
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ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.100917