Female Infertility
If your bitch is having problems with normal heat cycles, getting pregnant or carrying a litter to term, there are several reproductive tests that can be performed.
1. Reproductive hormone testing:
2. Laboratory tests offered:
3. Ultrasound - For females with a history of losing litters or problems with conception, ultrasound can help visualize abnormalities of the uterus or ovaries. .
4. Transcervical/surgical diagnostic procedures:
1. Reproductive hormone testing:
- Progesterone: We run this test in-house and have accurate results in about 50 minutes.
- LH:
- Estrogen
- Testosterone
- Thyroid
2. Laboratory tests offered:
- Vaginal cytology: in-house vaginal smears to assess period in estrous cycle
- Vaginal cultures: sent out for bacterial/Mycoplasma/Ureaplasmaevaluations
- Brucellosis
- DNA/genetics testing
- Urinalysis
- Herpes virus titer
3. Ultrasound - For females with a history of losing litters or problems with conception, ultrasound can help visualize abnormalities of the uterus or ovaries. .
4. Transcervical/surgical diagnostic procedures:
- Uterine biopsy
- Uterine culture
- Vaginal canal scoping/culture/biopsy -- We utilize both a rigid and flexible scope with a camera to allow us to visualize growths or congenital abnormalities in the vaginal canal that may be causing unusual bleeding or breeding problems.