Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10961269 | Journal of Equine Veterinary Science | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In horses, development of twins is often problematic and may represent a potential life-threatening condition for the mare and both of the embryos/fetuses. There have been many attempts at various stages of gestation to reduce twin fetuses to a singleton with variable success. Techniques have been described to perform transabdominal ultrasound-guided cardiac injection of a toxic substance into a twin fetus. The case discussed in this report is of a mare that presented at 200Â days with twin fetuses. Procaine penicillin was injected directly into the heart of one fetus, using an ultrasound-guided approach. The ultimate outcome was birth of a live healthy filly, followed by the passage of a mummified fetus. This report is the first to describe the procedure in a mare at more than 168Â days of gestation, leading to birth of a live foal that lived longer than 3 days.
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Authors
Luke DVM, MS, Julie DVM,