Swolen Vagina (pregnant female) - Page 1

hello everyone.  i am having a problem with my pregnant female,she is been pregant for 46 days now , and i have notice that her vagina is swollen and it has a white-greenish discharge and she is also been licking a lot?do you have any suggestions or has this ever happened to anyones females?thankyou in adavance.

Well, the vulva often stays swollen during pregnancy, that is normal, but the discharge is more worrying.  Are you quite sure she is pregnant?  If not she could have pyometra which is very dangerous.  I went through this once as well, being very worried that it was pyo but it turned out to be just a vaginal infection.  As we were not sure if she was pregnant (this was in the first couple of weeks) we used a dilute vinegar solution wash 3 times daily instead of antibiotics, this alters the pH of the vagina and does not allow bacteria to flourish and is something you could try if you definitely rule out pyometra.  The infection did clear up after a few days but she turned out not to be pregnant that time.  Incidentally she had been checked for infections prior to breeding and was clear so I am not sure how she got it.  She has since had two normal pregnancies and no recurrence of the infection.  But I think the most important thing is take her to the vet and make sure she does not have pymetra (infection and pus in the uterus) which is life threatening.