Vaginal prolapse with urinary bladder incarceration and consecutive irreducible rectal prolapse in a dog

Ciprian-Andrei Ober,Joshua Milgram,Cosmin Petru Peștean,Lucia Victoria Bel,Liviu Ioan Oana,Marian Taulescu,Cornel Cătoi,Sidonia Bogdan,Guenter Schwarz

doi:10.1186/s13028-016-0235-2

Abstract

BackgroundTrue vaginal prolapse is a rare condition in dogs and it is occasionally observed in animals with constipation, dystocia, or forced separation during breeding. If a true prolapse occurs, the bladder, the uterine body and/or distal part of the colon, may be present in the prolapse.Case presentationA 2-year-old intact non pregnant Central Asian Shepherd dog in moderate condition, was presented for a true vaginal and rectal prolapse. The prolapses were confirmed by physical examination and ultrasonography. Herniation of the urinary bladder was identified within the vaginal prolapse. The necrotic vaginal wall was resected, the urinary bladder was reduced surgically and fixed to the right abdominal wall to prevent recurrence. Rectal resection and anastomosis was necessary to correct the rectal prolapse. Recurrence of the prolapses was not observed and the dog recovered completely after the surgical treatment.ConclusionsIn our opinion, extreme tenesmus arising from constipation may have predisposed to the vaginal prolapse with bladder incarceration and secondarily to rectal prolapse. In the young female dog, true vaginal prolapse with secondary involvement of the urinary bladder and irreducible rectal prolapse is an exceptionally rare condition.

Highlights

True vaginal prolapse is a rare condition in dogs and it is occasionally observed in animals with consti‐ pation, dystocia, or forced separation during breeding
In our opinion, extreme tenesmus arising from constipation may have predisposed to the vaginal prolapse with bladder incarceration and secondarily to rectal prolapse
True vaginal prolapse is a rare condition in dogs and cats, but it is occasionally found in animals with constipation, dystocia, or forced separation during breeding [2, 3]

Summary

Conclusions

Vaginal edema in bitches commonly develops in proestrus and estrus and in the first three estrous cycles in younger bitches [6]. This condition must be differentiated from vaginal prolapse, e.g. by digital vaginal exploration. Because the dog in the study was a young, non-pregnant female and it was not separated by force during breeding, constipation ( not reported) could be a possible predisposing condition as reported in other studies [2, 3]. Vesicae laterales) of the bladder hold the organ in its normal position. The ligaments are made up of double layers of peritoneum separated

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