Clinical Studies on Some Reproductive Disorders in Bitches

Abstract

Detailed diagnosis of the different reproductive disorders included clinical diagnosis, gynecological examination (ultrasonography, vaginal cytology, vaginoscopy), laboratory investigations (hematological examination, hormonal assay, estimation of C-reactive protein and Fibrinogen, estimation of tumor markers); microbial examination and pathological investigation (histopathology). The distribution of these diseases within the different breeds and varying ages was studied. Irrespective of the dog breeds, the results revealed that the highest incidences of reproductive affections were estimated for pyomerta (33.64 %), vaginal hyperplasia (24.29 %) and Transmissible venereal tumor TVT (18.69%). On the other hand, the least incidences were reported for ovarian, cervical and vaginal tumors as well as vaginal septum (0.93 % for each of them). In this aspect, pyometra was diagnosed in most of the investigated breeds (8 out of 14) whereas vaginal hyperplasia and TVT were found in 7 out of 14 and 4 out of 14 studied breeds, respectively. The highest incidences of pyometra, vaginal hyperplasia and TVT were noted in Golden Retriever (47.06 %), Boxer and Alabai (100 %) and German shepherd (36 %), respectively. Concerning the prevalence of the reproductive diseases within each age group, it is observed that vaginal hyperplasia constitutes the highest incidences (33.33 and 40 %) in bitches of 1 - 2 years old and 2 – 3 years old, respectively. It was decreased to 23.80 % in bitches of 3 - 5 years old while in larger ages no cases of this disease were reported. Similarly, incidence of TVT decreased from 30.30 % to 28 % and 9.52 % in the first, second and third age groups, respectively. In larger ages, only one case (10 %) was reported in bitches of 7 - 10 years old. On the contrary to vaginal hyperplasia and TVT, the incidence of pyometra increased with the advances of age. It increased from 12.12 % to 24.00 % and 28.57 % in bitches of the first, second and third age groups, respectively.