VGO 511: Veterinary Andrology and Reproductive Techniques (1+1)

PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Prognosis

• Depends upon the nature and severity of the condition and the species, age and value of the animla.
• In fractures of the spine, dislocation of the hips and compression of the spinal cord due to arthritic lesions and tumors in large animals, the prognosis is poor to hopeless.

Treatment

• Sexual rest and close confinement with good footing
• Animals recovered from arthritis should be handbred when the footing is good and where the rear parts or the entire female animal are placed in a pit so that the male can easily copulate or bred on AV
• Electro ejaculator can be used in males that are unable to copulate
• Some males can be trained to ejaculate in the AV with all four feet on the ground i.e without mounting and by only on standing position.
• Surgery may be indicated in intervertebral disc prolapse in dogs.
• Quittors or interdigital granulomas should be removed surgically
• In suppurative arthritis of the coffin joint, prolonged conservative therapy is indicated
• Bovine spastic syndrome is treated with antispasmodic drugs and tranquilizers.
• In arthritis-Glucocorticoids may be given
• Regular hoof trimming in large male animals is indicated.