The present case reports the management of dystocia due to foetal ascites in a crossbred cow. A 5- year-old cow in second parity was presented at Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Mathura with a history of full-term gestation period and rupture of amniotic sac but animal failed to deliver the fetus. Per vaginal examination revealed a fetus in posterior presentation with an extensively distended abdomen, filled with ascitic fluid and, the case was diagnosed as dystocia due to foetal ascites. Following epidural anesthesia, a stab incision was made in foetal abdomen with fetotome knife. About 20-25 liters of clear pale yellow ascitic fluid was evacuated. After the drainage of fluid, the fetus was delivered with ease by applying traction on hind limbs.
Saurabh Tiwari, Dileep Kumar Yadav, Shashikant Gupta, Prabha Sharma, Atul Saxena. Management of dystocia due to foetal ascites in a crossbred cow: A case report. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(3):1730-1732.