Surgical resolution of uterine prolapse in three pet rabbits

Abstract

This report describes a surgical technique for resolution of uterine prolapse in rabbits. Three pet rabbits presented within 24 hours of parturition with a red mass protruding from the vagina, which was diagnosed as uterine prolapse. In the first case, an attempt to reduce the prolapse by manual compression was ineffective. A laparotomy was used to apply internal uterine traction while simultaneously using gentle external pressure with cotton‐tip applicators and resulted in successful resolution. After repositioning, an ovariohysterovaginectomy was performed in all three rabbits. All rabbits recovered uneventfully. Laparotomic repositioning of the uterus and ovariohysterovaginectomy, not previously described in rabbits, was easy to perform and permitted resolution of uterine prolapse.

Partial uterine prolapse and ovarian cysts in two Djungarian hamsters

“…A uterine prolapse more commonly occurs in women, cows, pigs, and cats (Jelovsek et al 2007;Miesner and Anderson 2008;Deroy et al 2015). It is rarely reported in exotic animals such as guinea pigs (Richardson 2000;Bennet 2012), rabbits (Di Girolamo et al 2019) and mice (Chawla et al 2019). However, there are no data in literature about the occurrence of a uterine prolapse in hamsters.…”