VCP 411: Gynaecology and Obstetrics Section

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED DURING RECTAL PALPATION

• The animal should be restrained properly
• The clinician should have protective full arm gloves
• The nails of the clinician should be trimmed
• The left arm is conventionally used for palpation
• The hand should be lubricated with a non-irritant soap or liquid
• The hand should be inserted into the rectum of the animal in the form of cone shape
• The dung in the rectum should be removed to the maximum.