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Dzięcioł M. , Niżański W. , Ochota M. , Błasiak K. , Kozdrowski R. , Stańczyk E. , Twardoń J. 2012. TWO SEPARATE CASES OF EXTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY IN QUEENS, EJPAU 15(2), #08.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume15/issue2/abs-08.html

ABSTRACT

This report describes the reasons for extrauterine pregnancy development, and on the example of two cases of the secondary extrauterine pregnancy in the two different queens possible consequences and factors affecting final outcome of this events are discussed. In the first case, in the four year old, multiparous domestic shorthair queen, two foetuses in different stages of development were found and removed, during a routine spay. According to the history, three months ago she delivered four healthy kittens. There were no complications observed during the delivery. The queen was healthy and did not show any pathological signs since parturition and all kittens were successfully weaned. In the second case also two dead foetuses (one outside and one inside the uterine horn) were found. In this case a few days after an accident significant deterioration of the health status was observed and improvement allows for surgery was achieved after antibiotic therapy.

Key words: Cats, pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy.

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Michał Dzięcioł
Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
email: michaldzieciol@wp.pl

Wojciech Niżański
Department and Clinic of Obstetrics,
Ruminant Diseases and Animal Health Care,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
Phone: (+48 71) 32 05 315
email: nizanski@ozi.ar.wroc.pl

Małgorzata Ochota
Department and Clinic of Obstetrics,
Ruminant Diseases and Animal Health Care,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Grunwaldzki Square 49, 50-366, Wrocław, Poland

Karolina Błasiak
Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland

Roland Kozdrowski
Department and Clinic of Obstetrics,
Ruminant Diseases and Animal Health Care,
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Plac Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
tel. (+48) 71 3205313
email: rkozdrowski@wp.pl

Ewa Stańczyk
Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland

Jan Twardoń
Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Science, Poland
pl. Grunwaldzki 47
50-366 Wrocław, Poland
Phone +48 71 32-05-306
fax: +48 71 32-05-302
email: jan.twardon@up.wroc.pl

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