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Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology 13(2):p 63-67, July - Dec. 2025. | DOI: 10.21088/jafst.2321.1628.13225.5
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Surgical Management of Chronic Open-Cervix Pyometra in a German Shepherd Dog: A Case Report
Anita, null, Shree Ram Karir, Alka Bharia, Sumit Prakash Yadav, Nupur Pandey, Manish Kumar Ola
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Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology 13(2):p 63-67, July - Dec. 2025. | DOI: 10.21088/jafst.2321.1628.13225.5
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Anita, Shree Ram Karir, Alka Bharia, et al. Surgical Management of Chronic Open-Cervix Pyometra in a German Shepherd Dog: A Case Report. Jrl of Ani Feed Sci and Tech 2025; 13(2): 63-67.Timeline
Received : July 21, 2025
Accepted : September 27, 2025
Published : December 30, 2025
Abstract
Pyometra is a hormone-mediated, severe life-threatening uterine infection commonly affecting intact female dogs during diestrus. This report describes the clinical evaluation and surgical management of a chronic open-cervix pyometra in a 4-year-old German Shepherd Dog, presented to the Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Post-Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education & Research (RAJUVAS), Jaipur with a sixmonth history of persistent purulent vulvar discharge. The bitch had undergone multiple unsuccessful courses of antibiotic and hormonal treatments prior to referral. Clinical, ultrasonographic and hematobiochemical evaluation confirmed pyometra. The case was managed by ovariohysterectomy following appropriate stabilization. The outcome was favourable, emphasizing the role of early surgical intervention in medically refractory pyometra.
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Anita, Shree Ram Karir, Alka Bharia, et al. Surgical Management of Chronic Open-Cervix Pyometra in a German Shepherd Dog: A Case Report. Jrl of Ani Feed Sci and Tech 2025; 13(2): 63-67.
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DOI: 10.21088/jafst.2321.1628.13225.5
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