Analysis of the frequency of postoperative complications in various methods of stallions castration

Abstract

The aim of our research was to analyze the frequency of postoperative complications in stallions neutered in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region during the period from 2017 to 2019. The object of this study was 42 stallions aged from two to twelve years which were operated using both open (31 heads) and closed (11 heads) methods of castration. Castration is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in veterinary surgical practice. Despite the fact that this procedure is considered routine, postoperative complications associated with castration of stallions are quite common. Postoperative edema was most common in both open and closed castration methods, in 25.8% and 27.2% of cases, respectively. In addition, with the open castration method, bleeding from the common vaginal membrane was observed in 19.5% of cases and from the stump of the spermatic cord in 6.5% of them. In our studies the overall incidence of complications with the closed method of castration is 1.7 times less than with the open method. As a result of the analysis of the frequency of postoperative complications, we can conclude that the closed method of castration of stallions through inguinal access is advantageous. Regardless of the age, breed, and exterior features of the animal, castration by the closed method is the safest method, since the probability of developing complications during the surgery manupilation is significantly less than with the open method of castration.