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What is the most common cause of dystocia in dogs?
What is the most common cause of dystocia in dogs?
- Insufficient stimulation to initiate labor (correct)
- Inherited predisposition
- Nervous voluntary inhibition of labor
- Excessive fetal fluids
What is the Ferguson reflex?
What is the Ferguson reflex?
- A reflex triggered by excessive fetal fluids
- A reflex due to nervous voluntary inhibition of labor
- A reflex caused by the administration of tranquilizers
- A neuroendocrine reflex initiated by the cervix distension (correct)
Which factor may lead to secondary uterine inertia?
Which factor may lead to secondary uterine inertia?
- Obstruction of the birth canal (correct)
- Inherited predisposition
- Excessive fetal fluids
- Insufficient stimulation to initiate labor
What may occur in nervous primiparous bitches and queens?
What may occur in nervous primiparous bitches and queens?
What is the goal of medical management of dystocia?
What is the goal of medical management of dystocia?
Why might sedation be necessary for obstetrics or if the dam is extremely nervous?
Why might sedation be necessary for obstetrics or if the dam is extremely nervous?
What should be done if oxytocin is not available for managing dystocia?
What should be done if oxytocin is not available for managing dystocia?
What is the recommended route for administering 10% calcium gluconate?
What is the recommended route for administering 10% calcium gluconate?
Under what condition should a caesarean section be considered?
Under what condition should a caesarean section be considered?
What effect does oxytocin have when the cause of dystocia is uterine inertia?
What effect does oxytocin have when the cause of dystocia is uterine inertia?
What is a sign associated with dystocia?
What is a sign associated with dystocia?
When can gestational age be determined using ovulation data?
When can gestational age be determined using ovulation data?
What might contribute to dystocia in a dam?
What might contribute to dystocia in a dam?
What indicates an abnormally prolonged whelping or queening?
What indicates an abnormally prolonged whelping or queening?
What is a fetal cause of dystocia?
What is a fetal cause of dystocia?
What should be evaluated in the mammary gland development?
What should be evaluated in the mammary gland development?
Which method can be used to determine gestational age?
Which method can be used to determine gestational age?
