SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF HYDRALLANTOIS IN A MID-GESTATION GIR COW- A CASE REPORT

Abstract

A pluriparous Gir cow was presented to the Large Animal Outpatient Medicine Unit of Madras Veterinary
College Teaching Hospital with the history of anorexia, distended abdomen and scanty dung for the past one week.
On clinical examination, bilateral distension of abdomen was observed. Per-rectal examination revealed severely
distended uterus with prominent fremitus. Sonographic examination revealed presence of fluid filled sacs with
intermittently moving foetus, cranial displacement of abdominal organs and severe hepatic congestion. The condition
was diagnosed as hydrallantois based on per-rectal findings and ultrasound examination. Hence, the pregnancy was
terminated using intramuscular injection of Cloprostenol sodium @ 500μg and Dexamethasone @ 24mg. After 20
hours of treatment, the cow had expelled around 80-100 litres of yellowish, serous fluid along with a live 5 months old
male foetus without any abnormality or congenital deformity which died within an hour and the cow had recovered
imperceptibly.