Management of dog sitting posture through fetotomy in mare.

A full term pregnant mare in her first parity with difficulty in foaling since last 10 hours after rupture of chorioallantoic bag. All efforts for vaginal delivery of fetus failed at field level and condition was more aggrevated when presented at our clinic. Per vaginal examination revealed a fully dilated cervix and a dead fetus in dog sitting posture (ventro-vertical presentation). Mutation to correct the posture failed at field and hence fetotomy was opted to relieve dystocia. Several fetotomy yielded delivery of male dead fetus after restraining mare in standing position under xylazine sedation and epidural analgesia. Mare was treated with antibiotic, analgesic and supportive therapy. The mare recovered uneventfully and did not show any post-operative complication.