J Vet Sci. 2006 Mar;7(1):87-88   
 

A hermaphrodite dog with bilateral ovotestes and pyometra

Kyung-Suk Kim1, Okjin Kim2, 3, *

 

1NY Animal Hospital, Anyang 431-065, Korea2Animal Disease Research Unit and 3Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Korea

 

Hermaphroditism was identified in a 3-year-old American Cocker spaniel with an enlarged os clitoridis that was shown as reddish finger-like structure protruding from the vulva.The urethral orifice was located cranially to the base of the os clitoridis.The gonads were situated caudal to the kidneys at the cranial tips of the uterine horns, and were composed mainly of seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells and had ovarian follicles in the cortices. The uterus was enlarged and revealed pyometra. Gross and histopathological findings of the dog suggested hermaphroditism with bilateral ovotestes and pyometra.