Uterine prolapse

Helena · #1 01/31/13, 09:25 PM

Have a 10 year old nubian doe that appears to have a uterine prolapse. This happened about 6 months ago and after a couple of cleansing and gently pushing it back in..seemed fine. She is not bred...hasn't kidded in a couple of years either. Our farm vet retired and have not found another familiar with goats. I figured it's uterine and not vaginal because she is not pregnant...but could be wrong. Need suggestions...again.

poppypatchFarm · #2 01/31/13, 10:59 PM

Helena,
It is a vaginal prolapse. When a doe is kidding and their cervix is dilated they can have a uterine prolapse but when the cervix is closed up as on a dry doe the uterus cannot fall out/prolapse because it wouldn't get past the closed cervix. Make sense?
I had a doe line where prolapses were a genetic problem through 3 generations and experienced a bit of everything while dealing with those 3 does. Vaginal prolapses, rectal and a uterine prolapse. The uterine prolapse looked different as the tissue was very bumpy and irregular. When the uterus is prolapsed it is turned inside out.
After deciding these does were never be bred again one of them had a vaginal prolapse while dry like you are having. Our vet stitched her up and left the stitches in for a couple weeks and she has been fine ever since. That was at least 6-7 years ago. One tip I learned you can coat the prolapse with regular granulated sugar to help shrink the tissue and make sure the does are not too fat as that can contribute to prolapse issues. Also calcium, my vet said a calcium deficiency can lead to prolapse but in the case with my does it had to be more genetics as it was just the 3 who were all related and nobody else in the herd.

Shannon

Minelson · #3 02/01/13, 06:28 AM

I would think that any farm vet would be able to help you with a prolapse.. It's so common in cows and sheep.

mjgh06 · #4 02/01/13, 07:35 AM

I think Shannon had a good response -
To correct a prolapse and to prevent infection, you will need two people. Have one person hold the goat in a standing position while lifting its rear legs off the ground so that it can’t push against the hand of the second person. First, clean the prolapse with a solution of Nolvasan teat dip or similar product by pouring the solution over the prolapse. As the vaginal wall can be easily torn, be very gentle and careful. Wear disposable gloves and apply KY Jelly to the glove. Use the flat palm of your gloved hand, applying gentle and even pressure, gently press the prolapse back inside the goat. Sometimes it is necessary to place the goat on its side to get the right angle to allow reinsertion of the prolapse. If the prolapsed seems to large, sprinkle granulated sugar over the prolapsed to cause shrinkage. Install several purse-string stitches to retain the prolapse. Stitches to be removed at 4-6 weeks.

**mygoat** · #5 02/01/13, 08:23 AM

A prolapse harness and spoon (prolapse T) would probably do a lot to help her.

mjgh06 · #6 02/01/13, 08:27 AM

I think Shannon covered it -
To correct a prolapse and to prevent infection, you will need two people. Have one person hold the goat in a standing position while lifting its rear legs off the ground so that it can’t push against the hand of the second person. First, clean the prolapse with a solution of Nolvasan teat dip or similar product by pouring the solution over the prolapse. As the vaginal or rectum wall can be easily torn, be very gentle and careful. Wear disposable gloves and apply KY Jelly to the glove. Use the flat palm of your gloved hand, applying gentle and even pressure, gently press the prolapse back inside the goat. Sometimes it is necessary to place the goat on its side to get the right angle to allow reinsertion of the prolapse. If the prolapsed seems to large, sprinkle granulated sugar over the prolapsed to cause shrinkage. Install several purse-string stitches to retain the prolapse. Stitches out in 4-6 weeks.

o&itw · #7 02/01/13, 08:31 AM

Only familiar with prolapse in cattle. With them it is more likely if the animal is too fat. It can be cleaned and pushed back in and sometimes it will stay, otherwise one has to sew it back. If an animal prolapse more than once (consecutive seasons, not consecutive days), she needs to be culled, or at least not bred, because she will likely continue to do it.

poppypatchFarm · #8 02/01/13, 04:03 PM

We had used the spoon (prolapse T) on one of our problem does but had some unexpected bad results with it. Since goats don't have wool to attach like a sheep we put a sweater on her and attached it to the sweater it came out a couple times but stayed in fairly well. The main problem was the doe was quite uncomfortable with it in and strained and pushed to where she got a rectal prolapse from all the pushing against the discomfort of the spoon so then she had both rectal and vaginal prolapse at the same time. Was quite a sight. I fully expected to put her down at that point but the vet put both prolapses in and stitched both separately but after that experience don't know if I would use the spoon again or at least don't continue use if the doe is straining.

Shannon