[Use of a low dose prostaglandin F2 alpha in bitches]

Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 1991;133(7):323-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The dosage of Prostaglandin F2 alpha used until the present (100, 250 and 1000 micrograms/kg bw), in order to treat pyometra in the bitch, was accompanied with side effects such as salivation, vomiting and diarrhea. In the present work, the efficiency of low dose Prostaglandin (20 micrograms/kg bw) was examined in two different groups of patients: Group 1: Included 9 bitches pregnant for a period of 5-7 weeks duration. Initially the bitches were treated 3 or 4 times per day with Prostaglandin F2 alpha. In these cases abortion took place within 4 to 11 days. Group 2: 12 dogs, suffering from pyometra, were treated 3 times per day with PGF2 alpha for 8 days. In 9 dogs the pyometra resolved and the bitches came in estrus 2-5 months after treatment. 7 bitches have been mated and 6 of these gave birth to healthy litters. During a follow-up period of at least 10 months there has not been a reoccurrence of pyometra. In 3 out of the 12 dogs the uteri were still enlarged after 8 days of treatment. These bitches underwent ovariohysterectomy and a cystic hyperplasia of the endometrium was diagnosed histologically. The low dose (20 micrograms/kg BW) Prostaglandin F2 alpha induced in all dogs the expulsion of the uterine contents. Side effects during the treatment were not observed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Dinoprost / administration & dosage
  • Dinoprost / therapeutic use*
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Animal / drug effects*
  • Uterine Diseases / drug therapy
  • Uterine Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Dinoprost