involuted uterus - Page 1

hi, could anyone help please, have you or know of anyone who has had a bitch with an involuted uterus after having a litter of puppies and what was the outcome of it. my bitch has just had a litter and she has this problem, although it has shrunk somwhat it still has not gone all the way as yet. the puppies are three weeks old, all my vet wants to do is spey her saying that there is no other option!!!!!!! but is there?????? please help

Do you mean a prolapsed uterus?? Don't think i have ever heard of an involuted uterus.... I can't believe I could have missed a problem!! Have never experienced any uterine problem in the past... I would suggest you find yourself a reproductive specialist and run to them...... I wish you luck but don't mess around, get it looked at again asap!!

Atho's, I too am confused, since the term 'involuted uterus', in English, refers to the return of the uterus to the normal, non-pregnant size, condition and location. If your vet is using this term to describe a situation where your bitch actually pushed her uterus out of position (whether it actually was fully expelled from the vagina or was merely pushed through the cervix and is basically 'inside out'), this is referred to as a prolapsed uterus. If that is the case, and after three weeks' time the situation has not resolved--meaning the uterus has returned to it's normal position and size--then I'm afraid you're out of luck as far as being able to use this bitch for breeding purposes again, and spaying is the best option to protect her health and life. If, however, you're referring to some other condition, I think you'll have to give us a better description of what happened to the bitch in the course of whelping her pups. Perhaps if we have a better grasp of what happened, someone on this board might be able to answer your question more directly. My apologies if this response didn't address your problem.

THE UTERUS HAS NOT RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL SIZE AS YET ALTHOUGH IT IS GETTING SMALLER, HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN? IT HAS NOT COME OUT IT IS STILL INSIDE BUT HAVING PROBLEMS SHRINKING, SHOULD ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL ON jane@atherton5297.fsnet.co.uk THANKS

interested to know how the vet came to this diagnosis. did the bitch have a large litter and was the whelping normal? Depending on how stretch the uterus is it can take some time to return to normal. Oxytocin injection given when the bitch has finished wheping causes the uterus to contract helping it to return to normal.

bitch had 11 puppies 1 stillborn, normal delivery no problem,after 3 days she was bleeding alot so took to vets where she had oxytosin injection and scan, scan showed she still had enlarged uterus although no pup still there, then had oxytosin injections 3 times a day for two days, returned to vets, uterus had shrunk somwhat but still nowhere near what was expected. she was still bleeding a great deal although it was now turning pink. was told next 24 - 48 was the turning point because of blood loss. after 30 hours blood loss almost diminished so did not return to vets for 1 week. when did return was told had gone down more but still not enough, so vet gave 10 days supply of antibiotics, bitch now taken all those and now there is no discharge at all, will be taking it one step at a time to see how she goes, would still be grateful for any feedback on this matter as there do not seem to be much knowledge on it and it can only help to know as much as possible

Consider having the vet run some bloodwork to assess where this bitch's hormone levels are. Something certainly isn't right; you didn't mention how long the entire whelping took, and how much time elapsed between pups...prolonged labors can result in permanent loss of uterine tone, and the organ may not return to it's normal size as a result.