TY, Betty,
I knew surgery was the only recourse once infected;
I didn't know it could develop after a spay.
Since a lot of the "push" to spay dogs is to prevent pyometra, since it isn't supposed to occur in spayed females; this info puts a "new" spin on it, in a way.
ty, for your reply!
Sorry Connie - this is why I posted this. It was in response to Theresa
I am really not being negative, I just like to be honest to myself. I pray that Drina is fine and has a long and good life. I will do my best that she does. Thank you million times for you reactions, I really had thought that I would probably get a handful of replies, and probably too late. I wish I had posted here long time ago, and got into a habit of doing so, I probably would have caught this earlier and saved Drina from this horrible experience.
Spaying (ovariohysterectomy) completely and promptly removes the infection, prevents uterine rupture and peritonitis, and of course prevents recurrence, in most cases. Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Even so, ovariohysterectomy is currently considered the most effective and safest treatment.
Just a heads up, it is normally asked that you cite the reference when copying and pasting.
Probably not really a big deal here since it is just Wiki.
Until a fairly recently (eh, the past decade or less?), spay was considered the only option for treating pyometra. I would say it remains the *best* option 75% of the time today.
Aggressive antibiotic treatment still requires hospitalization, as emergency surgery can be required at any point along the way. Treatment is not even close to a 100% success rate. Anectodally, I'd put it around 50/50, but I am sure there is better factual evidence in existence.
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Quote: Lynne Peck
Spaying (ovariohysterectomy) completely and promptly removes the infection, prevents uterine rupture and peritonitis, and of course prevents recurrence, in most cases. Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Even so, ovariohysterectomy is currently considered the most effective and safest treatment.
Just a heads up, it is normally asked that you cite the reference when copying and pasting.
Probably not really a big deal here since it is just Wiki.
Yes.
It is ALWAYS asked that copy/paste be accompanied by citation (and link if from web).
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Until a fairly recently (eh, the past decade or less?), spay was considered the only option for treating pyometra. I would say it remains the *best* option 75% of the time today.
Aggressive antibiotic treatment still requires hospitalization, as emergency surgery can be required at any point along the way. Treatment is not even close to a 100% success rate. Anectodally, I'd put it around 50/50, but I am sure there is better factual evidence in existence.
Tracy
My Merck doesn't give those percentages, unfortunately. Some online sources do, such as these potential outcomes for non-spay treatment:
"There are some important statistics that you should know about this form of treatment:
The success rate for treating closed-cervix pyometra is 25-40%.
3. The rate of recurrence of the disease is 50-75%.
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