Strictures

I recenlty asked the board for more info on a bitch having a stricture as i came across this when a friend of mine thought her bitch had one

all the info I found was that it's like a ring of muscle inside the vulva which prevents the male from getting in .......and if he were to deposit !!! the bitch woudl almost certainly need a C Section...

has anyone had any experience of this or have some info to post?

never heard of it Inca (didnt want you to think you were being ignored )

sorry i have never heard of it either

not sure if any of these snippets help:

Some bitches presented for AI have vaginal strictures or bands of persistent hymen tissue that prevent the male from penetrating. Once again, it is best with this kind of bitch to evaluate her before she actually comes in heat, if the size of her vulva permits. Bands of hymen material can often be snipped before breeding. Evaluation of ring-like strictures will help determine whether or not a caesarian section may be necessary. Early evaluation by digital palpation and vaginoscopy can prevent a bitch from developing bad breeding behaviors due to pain when the male attempts to

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ok this is er, a bit shocking (well to a boy anyway):

http://courses.vetmed.wsu.edu/vm552/...ital/fmale.htm

I was quite shocked that i had never heard of it either ....... so of course inspector Inca went to investigate LOL .it's more common than i thought ....can someone who is clever find the thread for me (AZZ)....as someone posted some links with info
we must have posted at the same time Azz....... there was some more info on the thread...

It was i think.dog related topics

p.s do a search for 'stricture' on that page i posted above.

good info ...I think every breeder should be aware of this .....

use the search facilty at the top
u'll have a better idea of what to search for as I dont even know which thread ur on about

ok will try ...I am not very PC minded and when i try and copy and paste i always loose it it cyber space........... lol
sorry think we have been posting at the time

are you on about this page?

http://www.dogweb.co.uk/talkdogs/sho...ght=Strictures