piametra

[babybluetx23]

http://www.findlay.edu/users/brennan...p01/frederick/
Pyometra is a bacterial infection of the uterus that is most often seen in dogs, but may also occur in cats. Pyometria is life threatening and occurs because progesterone diminishes the myometrial activity and keeps fluid inside of the uterus (Nelson & Couto, 1998). The excess progesterone causes cysts to form on the endometrium. These cysts secrete large amounts of fluid into the uterus. This fluid is retained by the uterus because of the excess progesterone. The size of the uterus and uterine horns begin to fill with pus and swell, and may become twelve to eighteen inches in long and larger than five inches in diameter!! The weight of the uterus and horns may be up to four pounds (Smith and Bodewes, 2001).

If it is necessary to save the uterus for rebreeding, medical therapy can be given; however this is not recommended especially in critical cases. If the animal is not critically ill, prostaglandin therapy can be considered. Success in open pyometra with medical therapy is 76-93%, and with closed cervix pyometra the prognosis is poor with 25-40% of animals surviving. Recurrence of pyometra is high at 77%, and the percent of treated animals that go on to have a successful litter is 40-82% (Birchard & Sherding 2000).

[Brooke&Ryan]

Man, I hope this owner comes back here & reads the responses. This is NOT something to mess around with....

Brooke

[siegbach1]

to clear some things up about the post.the female was given 2 shots a day of penicillian.1.5cc while she was draining.when she was first check by the vet her bloodcount was around 30,000.she has since stopped draining and her bloodcount was 18,000 2 weeks ago.the vet suggested to take her off the shots for 2 weeks and have her rechecked to see if her bloodcount stays the same or if it has went back up.he said that if it has went back up the best thing to do would be to have her spayed,but if it had stayed the same that her bloodcount was probably normal for her.he said normally he likes to see the bloodcount between 12,000 and 15,000,but if hers stayed at 18,000 it could be normal for her.she has had a culture sent off as well to see how it grows and what method of treatment would be best.believe me if her bloodcount is still very high i will have her spayed in order to keep her healthy.

[Brooke&Ryan]

But our question is:

Why are you keeping her from getting spayed?? Any reasons?

[frontierrots]

18,000 being her norm is a pretty questionable theory to me. To cure an open draining pyo with just antibiotics just is not going to happen (see mary's post above)

Personally I don't see why anyone would keep a bitch intact after a bout of pyo. it WILL return and MAY kill her. Is it worth that risk to you? Is it truely THAT important to get a litter from her that you are willing to risk her health and possibly her life?