Gestational age in females dogs through fetal measurements and organogenesis through ultrasonography

• William Robinson Rumiguano-Quilligana Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
• Edy Paul Castillo-Hidalgo Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Posgrado, Health & Behavior HBr Group. Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
• Juan Carlos Armas-Ariza Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-e32184

Keywords: Ultrasound, gestational age, gestation, organogenesis, pregnant canines

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the gestational age by obtaining fetal measurements and observation of organogenesis using the ultrasound method, in canine females that were in a state of gestation. The study was conducted on 15 dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), who had an average weight of 10 kg, and who attended a gynecological consultation at the Cruz Verde Veterinary Center, located in the City of Quito-Ecuador. Each of the patients underwent the respective anamnesis, physical evaluation and to deduce a diagnosis of gestational age the ultrasound study was performed. The ultrasound method allowed to diagnose, that of 15 females reviewed, 14 showed signs of gestation and 1 of it, apparently empty, but that in the end it was a false negative, because gesture one brood that developed normally. The duration of gestation was 64 ± 2 days and the correlation between the number of gestational vesicles and the number of puppies born was 0.89 (P<0.0001) and the heartbeat were found, after day 28 of gestation. In addition, it was possible to recommend obstetric surgical intervention (cesarean section) in 4 of the 14 (28.6%) diagnosed pregnant dogs by virtue of the fact that their physiological state indicated risks of life, either for the mother or the puppies.

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