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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;52(1):80-3.

Dystocia in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Erica Dickie  1
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Dystocia in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Erica Dickie. Can Vet J. 2011 Jan.

Abstract
in English, French

A 4-year-old female dwarf lop rabbit was presented with dystocia after mis-mating. Abdominal palpation, vaginal examination, and radiography confirmed that the doe was carrying 3 kits. Treatment for the dystocia consisted of gentle manual extraction of the fetuses and fetal membranes, and administration of oxytocin and calcium borogluconate.

Dystocie chez un lapin (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Une lapine Bélier nain âgée de 4 ans a été présentée avec une dystocie après un mauvais accouplement. Une palpation abdominale, un examen vaginal et une radiographie ont confirmé que la lapine portait 3 petits. Le traitement de la dystocie a consisté en une extraction manuelle prudente des fœtus et des membranes fœtales et l’administration d’oxytocine et de borogluconate de calcium.

(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières)

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Figure 1
Ventrodorsal radiograph of the doe revealing 1 remaining fetus (arrow).
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