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by PowerHaus on 02 October 2008 - 23:10
Julie,
Most of us are aware of this but this guy dosen't sound like he has a very good vet!! I had this treatment done on a bitch that had a CLOSED Pyo! It was extremely costly but worked out well! 2 healthy litters followed.
Vickie
by Blitzen on 03 October 2008 - 00:10
I owned a bitch that pyo'd on her 3rd season. She was treated with prostaglandins and antibiotics, recovered, and was bred her the next season producing a nice litter. We spayed her after the litter was whelped.
If there are no plans to breed your bitch, I would have her spayed ending any chance that she might develop pyo again and require an emergency spay. Bitches are often lost to pyo, a uterus can rupture causing peritonitis and renal failure is not uncommon in advanced cases. Emergency spays are very dangerous since the uterus is engorged with pus and a very large incision is required to remove it. I've seen uterine horns removed form large breed bitches that were as big as a large man's arm. One uterus weighed 12 pounds.
From the symptoms you described in another thread, I think your bitch may have a bladder infection, not pyometra. Generally a bitch will be very sick with pyo and there will be a very obvious sticky, smelly discharge, usually blood tinged if the cervex is still open. If it's closed, there would be no discharge but the dog would still be very sick and not eating. Considering this has been going on now for 2 months, I'd think your bitch would by now be close to death if not already dead if she really has pyometra. If she's not acting sick and is eating normally, I'd tend to think she probably has a bladder infection that should respond to the right antibiotics. Good luck with her.
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