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Dog Disease: Pyometra In Your Dog

Owners of unsprayed females may at some time be faced with a diagnosing of pyometra in their dog. Pyometra means a pus-filled womb and it affects mainly dogs that are five years old and older. It is a very debilitating disease and will often result in death, for your best friend, unless the contaminated womb is surgically removed.

The disease is caused by an unbalance of female hormones, mainly progesterone. The consequence is an hyperactive uterus lining. Secretions collect in the enclosed space of the uterus and cause distention. Lower infection can occur in some cases by bacteri enering through the vagina; however, many of the pus-filled organs are sterile when they are cultured.

The disease normally occurs from one week to three months after the dog is in  heat. It may occur in concurrence with a false pregnancy (pseudocyesis) but this has been scientifically proven.

Fortunately, most cases of pyometra are  easyto diagnose from the history of a recent heat and variousclinical signs. The most common signs are digestive disorders such as diarrhea, departure of appetite, and vomiting.

Other signs are listlessness, bloated abdomen, abundance of  thirst, and vaginal excretions thare are often foul-smelling. The abnormal excretions indicates that the cervix is open and this will cut down some of the abdominal muscle pressure level and toxicity connected with pyometra.

Verification of the disease may be necessary and is made by radiographs and a blood count. An x-ray (radiograph) will show the large, pus-filled womb rather distinctly in most cases. The white lineage cell count may gain two to ten times over normal.

Once the diagnosing is confirmed and operation is needed. Checkup handling has been described, but even if convalescence occurs, the disease can re-surface after the next heat since the rudimentary cause has not been eliminated.

Extra danger is present if the operation is unsuccessful in that the dog may get more complications and thus more of a operative risk. Most veterinarians will agree that pyometra is a operative disease and that the affected organ should be removed quickly in order to gain ground the dog’s chances of complete recovery. The only exception might be in trying to salvage a bitch  for future breeding. However, is your dogs health worth whatever extra money you may get from breeding?

Is the Operation Dependable

Many dog owners go anxious when confronted with the aspect of surgery in an senior dog. In reality, old age is not as much as a standard for operation as is tangible condition.

Naturally, kidney disease, heart disease, and other concurrent conditions will increase  the dangerous undertaking of surgery. If proper supportive therapy is given, even unsound patients stand a very good chance of survival.