17/04/2024
A Case of Retained Placenta on a doe (Goat female):
A call was made by a farmer of Amar Tole on Rampur Veterinary clinic and Research Centre with complain of retained placenta for about 24 hours. Team of student with doctor visited the farm and got an update about its health condition, to know about Presentation of kid at parturition and feeding status.
Doe health status was normal with optimum level of feeding. We got to know that the first kid born (among triplet kids) had dorsal transverse presentation and was born dead with the assist of mild traction by the farmer. Dead kid was slightly dried and skinny, we couldn’t take its picture as it was immediatedly disposed by farmer. Among the 2nd and 3rd born, one had slight osteoarthritis with slight pain on pressure.
Retention of Placenta occurs due to hormonal imbalances, lack of blood calcium, overstretching of myometrium (oversized fetus), metritis, uterine torsion, twining, dystocia and bacterial infection are the major causes of retention in cows.
Successful treatment procedure through our clinic
1st Day of treatment
• Exapar- 35 ml ( twice dose -60 ml on first day and single dose twice from day second- for unique uterine stimulant consisting of potent medicinal herb extracts that prevents retention of placenta and tones up uterus for better reproductive efficiency.
• Ceftriatxone- 10 mg/kg body weight b.i.d (to prevent current bacterial infection and spread)
• Meloxicam – 0.5 mg/kg body weight (Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic)
• CAL K- 20 ml/day. (Increase contraction force of uterine muscle with exogenous calcium)
• Conciplex inj – 3 ml to correct underline deficiency and stimulate the physiological processes
• Flushing of Va**na with NS using canula pipe to reduce infection load and foreign bodies.
Advice given to farmer:
Feeding of 0.5 kg of Okra and forage with coarse leaves like broom grass.
2nd day
Owner reported that no changes with treatment was seen after 48 hours of parturition. so, based on that mild traction was done but wasn’t helpful; and seeing the consequences, no further traction was done.
2nd day of treatment
The line of treatment of was same as the previous day. Except that Oxytocin inj. Was given to support contraction of uterus along with other supplements.
Oxytocin- 0.5 ml IM/IV followed by 0.5 ml after 30 minutes. (1 ml vial)
Within the later time part of the same day, placenta was successfully expelled out and the animal was in normal health condition.
After that we visited the farm and flushing of uterus was done with 1% povidone Iodine with the help of available infusion set.
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