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[[Image:Pus in uterus donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Uterus distended with pus exteriorised ready for surgical removal. (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

[[Image:Pus in uterus donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Uterus distended with pus exteriorised ready for surgical removal. (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]

Medical attempts to resolve the pyometra should be made using uterine drainage and prostaglandin mediated cervical relaxation. If this fails, surgical removal of the uterus may be attempted (Thiemann and Makhambeni, 2006).

Medical attempts to resolve the pyometra should be made using uterine drainage and prostaglandin mediated cervical relaxation. If this fails, surgical removal of the uterus may be attempted (Thiemann and Makhambeni, 2006).

The donkey cervix may be predisposed to the development of pyometra, as it is longer than the cervix in the horse mare and protrudes into the vagina (Vendrammi et al 1998; Pugh, 2002). This makes drainage of the uterus difficult. There is also a  reference in the literature to removal of a uterine tumour in a donkey mare (Bonfig and Ingenhorst, 1992).

The donkey cervix may be predisposed to the development of pyometra, as it is longer than the cervix in the horse mare and protrudes into the vagina (Vendrammi et al 1998; Pugh, 2002). This makes drainage of the uterus difficult. There is also a  reference in the literature to removal of a uterine tumour in a donkey mare (Bonfig and Ingenhorst, 1992).

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