~ 113 ~ International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry 2018; 3(5): 113-115 ISSN: 2456-2912 VET 2018; 3(5): 113-115 © 2018 VET www.veterinarypaper.com Received: 20-07-2018 Accepted: 22-08-2018 Gyan Singh Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Ram Niwas Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Ravi Dutt Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India S Patil Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Karan Sharma Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Vinay Yadav Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Correspondence Ravi Dutt Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India Prolapse of complete gravid genitalia in a pre-partum murrah buffalo and its surgical management: A rare case Gyan Singh, Ram Niwas, Ravi Dutt, S Patil, Karan Sharma and Vinay Yadav Abstract A seven months pregnant Murrah buffalo heifer suffering from irreducible prolapse of complete gravid genitalia was brought to Veterinary Clinics of the university and emergency surgery was carried out to remove the gravid uterus along with cervix to save the life of the animal. Keywords: Buffalo, gravid genitalia, prolapse, surgery Introduction Among reproductive disorders, prolapse of complete gravid genitalia is a rarest gestational accident in bovines. Uterine prolapse is the protrusion of the uterus from the vulva with the mucosal surface exposed [1] . It is most commonly seen in pluriparous dairy animals as compared to Primiparous [2] . The complete prolapse of gravid uterus is extremely serious condition in farm animals and has not been reported, so far. Pre-partum uterine prolapse is rare condition than post partum the prolapse [3] . However, post- partum uterine prolapse most commonly occurs immediately after parturition and occasionally up to several days afterwards. The relaxation of pelvic ligaments, along with straining, lack of uterine tonicity, increase in intra abdominal pressure, uterine inertia and loss of muscular tonicity might be the cause of uterine prolapse [4] . The forced extraction over relaxation of the pelvic structure, flaccid uterus and hyper-estrogenism are also considered as predisposing factors [5, 6] . Generally cervico- vaginal prolapse observed during 2 nd and 3 rd trimester of gestation period in bovines that is about 2 nd degree, but very rarely, the prolapse of gravid uterine horn is seen during pre-partum period. The present clinical case study reports a very rare case of pre-partum complete uterine prolapse in a primiparous Murrah buffalo and its surgical management. Case Report A seven months pregnant buffalo heifer (OPD No. 6-12953 dated 22.06.2018) suffering from eversion of gravid uterus was brought to the Veterinary Clinical Complex of the university. Anamnesis revealed chronic and recurrent cervico-vaginal prolapse for the last one month. Since then, the rope truss was applied and herbal therapy was carried out. Around 6 hours back during cleaning of the perineum of the animal, the rope truss was loosened and sudden eversion of gravid horn had occurred. At the time of presentation of animal at the clinics, the eversed gravid uterus was held in a cloth and tied over the sacral region of the animal. Just at the opening of the cloth for examination, the uterus along with both the cornua and cervix fell down on the ground. Immediately, the epidural anaesthesia was given with 6 ml of 2% lignocaine between 1 st and 2 nd inter-coccygeal space. The bleeding was controlled by applying artery forceps over the bleeding points and prolapsed mass was cleaned with mild potassium permanganate solution. Hence, it was irreducible prolapse of gravid uterus through the vulva (Fig. 1). Keeping the general health of the animal in mind an emergency surgery was planned to remove the gravid uterus along with cervix with the consent of owner.