Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report

Dystocia or difficulty in parturition in a ewe may need veterinary assistance for the successful parturition. An adult ewe weighing 30 kg was presented to the Hospital of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia with the history of difficulty in giving birth. Physical examination of the ewe re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar, Abba, Yusuf, Tijjani, Abdulnasir, Mohammed, Konto, Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/1/FETAL.pdf
_version_ 1848850498364375040
author Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Mohammed, Konto
Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf
author_facet Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Mohammed, Konto
Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf
author_sort Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Dystocia or difficulty in parturition in a ewe may need veterinary assistance for the successful parturition. An adult ewe weighing 30 kg was presented to the Hospital of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia with the history of difficulty in giving birth. Physical examination of the ewe revealed that the animal was weak and in recumbent position. Head of a dead fetus was observed as protruding out from the vulva region. Through physical evaluation of the ewe by per vaginal examination, the condition was diagnosed as fetal dystocia. Treatment and management plans given to the ewe were episiotomy and manipulative delivery of the dead fetus via mutation and traction method. Post-operative treatment was given with Flunixin meglumine (dosed at 2.2 mg/kg bwt) for 3 days, and Norodine (dosed at 1 mL/16-kg bwt) once intramuscularly. The case was completely cured after 2 weeks. The risk of losing the lamb as well as the ewe increases with delay in treatment of dystocia.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T10:07:15Z
format Article
id upm-45397
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T10:07:15Z
publishDate 2015
publisher Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-453972021-01-23T22:10:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/ Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi Lim, Eric Teik Chung Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar Abba, Yusuf Tijjani, Abdulnasir Mohammed, Konto Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf Dystocia or difficulty in parturition in a ewe may need veterinary assistance for the successful parturition. An adult ewe weighing 30 kg was presented to the Hospital of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia with the history of difficulty in giving birth. Physical examination of the ewe revealed that the animal was weak and in recumbent position. Head of a dead fetus was observed as protruding out from the vulva region. Through physical evaluation of the ewe by per vaginal examination, the condition was diagnosed as fetal dystocia. Treatment and management plans given to the ewe were episiotomy and manipulative delivery of the dead fetus via mutation and traction method. Post-operative treatment was given with Flunixin meglumine (dosed at 2.2 mg/kg bwt) for 3 days, and Norodine (dosed at 1 mL/16-kg bwt) once intramuscularly. The case was completely cured after 2 weeks. The risk of losing the lamb as well as the ewe increases with delay in treatment of dystocia. Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/1/FETAL.pdf Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse and Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi and Lim, Eric Teik Chung and Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar and Abba, Yusuf and Tijjani, Abdulnasir and Mohammed, Konto and Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf (2015) Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2 (2). pp. 225-228. ISSN 2311-7710 https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/23234 10.5455/javar.2015.b70
spellingShingle Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Sadiq, Muhammad Abubakar
Abba, Yusuf
Tijjani, Abdulnasir
Mohammed, Konto
Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf
Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title_full Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title_fullStr Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title_short Management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
title_sort management of fetal dystocia caused by carpal flexion in ewe: a case report
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45397/1/FETAL.pdf