My Staffy Has Pyometra!

[broadway]

Pyometra is a severe, potentially fatal uterine infection commonly found in intact female dogs and cats. While treatment is dangerous and difficult, prevention is simple.

The uterine infection known as a pyometra results from the normal hormonal fluctuations experienced by all intact female dogs and cats. These fluctuations are responsible for the reproductive cycles of female animals which are not spayed. In a pyometra, the uterus begins to react abnormally to these hormonal fluctuations, resulting in a bacterial infection within the uterus.

As the disease progresses, toxins and bacteria within the uterus begin to leak into the blood stream and cause the affected dog or cat to become critically ill. Without medical intervention, which usually involves surgical removal of the infected uterine tract, the animal is doomed to death

[Jeanied]

Oh dear, Danny - I hope she soon recovers - worrying time for you.

[lizzylemon]

Oh no that must be very worrying for you all. I hope that she gets the right treatment in time and the next thread is from you saying how well she's recovering. Good luck. X

[di]

Hope it all goes well for her and you've caught it early enough to be treated sufficiently.xxx

[OverWyreGrower]

*Cross Fingers* Hope your girl is OK and recovers well.

Definitely a reason to get female dogs and cats spayed as soon as possible

[vicky]

Hope she is ok, you must be very worried.
I remember when I worked at a vets they used to hate the pyo's that came in as they were such nasty conditions.
Fingers crossed for you and your girl. What's her name?

[kirsty b]

OMG - now you have me scared....when Boo had such a massively hard time having the pups we felt mean about putting her through a big op to have her spayed.....now I wonder if we should just do it even now...



I hope she pulls through Danny, this must be so worrying for you xxx

[OverWyreGrower]

OMG - now you have me scared....when Boo had such a massively hard time having the pups we felt mean about putting her through a big op to have her spayed.....now I wonder if we should just do it even now...

Kirsty, bitches of any age can get pyo, whether they've had a litter or not better to spay (which is a fairly routine op) rather than have the potential worry of emergency surgery etc

[kirsty b]

I know....best start saving the money together and get it done. Would break my heart to lose her to something preventable.

[Jax]

I remember my inlaws pyranean mountain dog ( I think thats then name of the breed) had that, was awful and hers got really bad but she did pull through it.

Fingers crossed your doggy gets better as quickly as possible.

[broadway]

Thanks for the kind words folks,

waiting for the vets to call, welling up as I type

[pipkins]

Thinking of you matey

I lost my staffy 2 years ago tomorrow due to prolapsed penis and sever infection in his water works even the emergency castration did not help which the vet thought would work.

Hope your girl pulls through.

[Nicos]

Oh dear- fingers crossed for her xx

[Glutton4...]

Fingers crossed for you. My Parents have had this with two of their Retrievers. Both girls recovered perfectly well, and within a month, you wouldn't even have known they'd been ill. I expect she'll be fine, but ((((HUGS)))) anyway!

[broadway]

She's out of the op and ok, hopefully pick her up tomorrow!

Why are they so loyal, it slaughters me!