Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bilateral seminal vesiculitis and ampullitis in a stallion.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1988
- Authors:
- Blanchard, T L et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A Thoroughbred stallion was suspected of having a sexually transmitted infection, but it turned out he had an infection in his accessory sex glands, which are important for reproduction. Tests showed that his semen contained pus, blood, and a type of bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Despite treatment with several antibiotics, the infection did not go away, and the antibiotics did not seem to work effectively in the area where the infection was located. Unfortunately, when the stallion was put to sleep for humane reasons, it was found that he had significant inflammation in his reproductive tract. The treatment did not work.
Abstract
A Thoroughbred stallion suspected of having venereal disease was found to have an infection of the accessory sex glands. Purulent debris, blood, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were recovered from all ejaculates. Treatment with gentamicin sulfate, tobramycin, and amikacin sulfate was unsuccessful in eliminating the infection. The stallion's seminal plasma, collected during treatment with gentamicin sulfate, did not contain any appreciable antibacterial activity. Apparently, negligible amounts of gentamicin diffused across the mucosal cell borders of the accessory sex glands into the seminal plasma. Bilateral seminal vesiculitis and ampullitis were evident on examination of the reproductive tract when the stallion was euthanatized.
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