Successful Cesarean Section for Dystocia due to Incomplete Cervical Dilation in a Doe: A Veterinary Case Report
Chukwuka Elendu, Dependable C Amaechi, Tochi C Elendu, Emmanuel C Amaechi, Ijeoma D Elendu · 2026
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Chukwuka Elendu and co-authors recount a goat saved by timely surgery in a 2026 veterinary case report. A proven mother doe under smallholder care strained in active labor for about fourteen hours with nothing to show for it. Examination found an alert but exhausted animal, weak contractions, and a cervix that stayed firm and barely open, admitting at most two fingers despite the long labor.
Gentle manual stretching failed, and the team deliberately skipped drugs that would strengthen contractions against a closed cervix, fearing rupture. An emergency cesarean through the left flank under local anesthesia resolved the obstruction directly. The report's lesson targets field practice: when a rigid cervix ignores both time and manipulation, earlier surgery, not more tugging, protects both doe and kid.
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| CREATOR | Chukwuka Elendu, Dependable C Amaechi, Tochi C Elendu, Emmanuel C Amaechi, Ijeoma D Elendu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12060 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |