| Prolapse types | |||
Rectal Prolapses | Vaginal prolapses | Uterine prolapses | Preputial prolapses | |
Target organs | Rectum | Vagina | One or both uterine horns | Penis |
Event timing | After farrowing or peak of lactation | Prepartum | After or within several hours of parturition, | Trauma to the penis |
Possible etiology | Weakness of rectum muscles | Straining urinate or defecate | Dystocia or/and trauma with swelling and inflammation in the birth canal | Mating activities or/and administration azaperone overdose |
Clinical observation | Rectal mucosa becomes everted through the anus. | Vagina protrudes through the vaginal lips with external cervix visible. | The cervix is open, and the horn(s) of the uterus becomes everted. | Penis may be traumatized once exposed outside the prepuce. |
References | [13] [14] and [17] | [15] [16] and [20] | [22] and [27] | [16] and [22] |