title: Partial foetal retention following aglepristone treatment in a bitch.
abstract: This short communication describes the case of partial foetal retention in an 18-month-old female French bulldog following induction of abortion owing to an undesired mating. Abortion was induced with aglepristone administered in two consecutive protocols of a dual injection 1 day apart. After failure of the first treatment to achieve abortion, 15 days later, a second treatment was administered. Delivering of aborted foetus occurred 2 days after the last administration. Five weeks after the abortion, the female showed a weak haemorrhagic vaginal discharge. On ultrasound examination, the presence of uterine wall distension as well as a puppy skull inside the uterus was observed. This clinical case makes clear that although aglepristone is a very reliable drug, follow-up of the female during treatment and in the immediate post-partum is necessary to ensure a good outcome.
authors: Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Rigau
authors: J-E
authors: JE
authors: Rodríguez-Gil
authors: F
authors: F
authors: García
authors: M M Rivera
authors: MM
authors: del Alamo
mesh_terms: D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000019:Abortifacient Agents; D004963:Estrenes; C419063:aglepristone