Vet Cetera magazine 2015

Breeding Options
NEW TCI UNIT GIVES DOG OWNERS HEALTHIER AID CHOICES
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARY LAWSON
Thanks to a new transcervical insemination (TCI) unit, the theriogenology veterinary
specialists at OSU’s Veterinary Medical Hospital can do several nonsurgical procedures
on dogs to aid the breeding process.
CANDACE LYMAN
“This compact, portable transcervical
insemination unit from
MOFA Global finally allows us to
perform frozen semen breedings,
chilled semen breedings and endometrial
biopsies in the dog nonsurgically.
Not having to put a dog
under anesthesia is a huge benefit
to its overall well-being,” says Candace
Lyman, DVM, DACT, assistant
professor of theriogenology.
“Other treatment options provided
to us by this equipment include
uterine lavage and, in some cases,
treatment of the serious condition,
pyometra in the intact female without
the requirement of surgery.”
This advanced system is relatively
new. In the past, veterinarians
used equipment from the human
side of medicine but endoscopes
designed for human uses had limitations
in animals.
The TCI unit utilizes transcervical
endoscopes that are more flexible
than traditional scopes and
have a larger inner diameter for use
with additional equipment. The
handle design is streamlined with
portals for the light source for the
camera/endoscope all in one cord.
It has Wi-Fi capability for teaching
purposes. The procedure can be
streamed to an audience (the client,
veterinary students, etc.) who
can watch the procedure being performed.
The system can also document
the procedure with still
pictures and video.
Both Lyman and Reed Holyoak,
DVM, Ph.D., DACT, have trained
at the MOFA Global International
Center for Biotechnology,
in Mount Horeb, Wis., on using
the equipment.
“We are beyond excited to have
the ability to provide services to
our clients, and to the valued clients
of our referring veterinarians,
utilizing this new equipment,”
Lyman says. “This equipment has
made surgical intervention and
general anesthesia previously utilized
to perform breeding procedures
and diagnostic tests on
subfertile breeding bitches unnecessary;
technology such as this
enables us to vastly improve the
quality of care offered at OSU.”
Lyman and Betsy Coffman, DVM,
MS, DACT, will use this equipment
in research projects geared toward
improving offered advanced reproductive
technologies in dogs and
small ruminants.
For assistance
with breeding your
dog, contact the
theriogenology group at
405-744-7000, ext. 1.
“NOT HAVING TO
PUT A DOG UNDER
ANESTHESIA IS A
HUGE BENEFIT TO ITS
OVERALL WELL-BEING.”
— DR. CANDACE LYMAN
Dr. Brandon
Gates (left),
resident in
theriogenology,
and Dr. Lyman
prepare to perform
an artificial
insemination
utilizing the new
Flexicam Mobile
Pro TCI unit.
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