Massive vulvar edema in 2 prepartum dairy cows.
Two late gestation Holstein cows about to begin the third lactation developed massive vulvar edema. These were the only affected animals in the herd of 500 milking cows. The vulvar edema spontaneously regressed postpartum for both cows. Massive vulvar swelling is seldom observed in dairy cows in advanced pregnancy and is not described in the literature.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401, USA.
Soon Hon
SH
Cheong
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401, USA.
Robert O
RO
Gilbert
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D004487:Edema / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D058725:Peripartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol