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Prolapsus vaginae in the IIIVO/JU rabbit
H Van Herck1, A P Hesp, A Versluis
1Department of Veterinary Pathology, State University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Laboratory Animals
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
In a specified pathogen free (SPF) breeding colony of IIIVO/JU rabbits 8 cases of prolapsus vaginae occurred in 5 years. Clinically the animals were in shock. Haematocrits ranged from 9 to 15%. The prolapses started from the submucosal layer of the proximal part of the vestibulum vaginae. The prolapsed tissue consisted of over-expanded blood-sinuses. Between the sinuses signs of an inflammatory reaction were present. All 8 animals were in a period of increasing sexual activity when the prolapse developed. The 8 rabbits were closely related, indicating a possible hereditary defect.