Surgical management of vaginal hyperplasia in canine

Abstract

Clinically, vaginal hyperplasia is defined as the protrusion of edematous, hyperplastic mucosa tissue through the vulvar lips. In dogs, it usually appears during the proestrus and estrous phases. In this case a five-years-old, pug bitch was presented with the complaint of prolapse of a large mass through the vulva. On physical examination, all the vital parameters were found normal. During the clinical examination, the case was tentatively diagnosed as type III vaginal hyperplasia. Surgical correction of vaginal hyperplasia with the excision of protruded muscular mass was planned because recurrence was observed, using standard anesthetic protocol.