If spaying a dog destroys her zest for life and ruins her personality it would follow that every woman who has had a hysterectomy would be walking around like a lobotomy patient. I know several and I haven't noticed that trend.
The uterous/ovaries are not the mind and soul of a creature, human or animal.
If you were hoping for a carbon copy of this dog in a future litter you most likely would not have gotten it, just like you didn't get it with the first litter.
Dwelling on regrets and negativity does no one any good.
I am confused as to why you think that you have lost the Drina that you had before the surgery. She is the SAME DOG you took to the vet. Her personality, the "talking", it WILL NOT change!!!!
Be very thankful that she survived!!! This is a GIFT!!!! I have known dogs that have died from a Pyo. One of my favorite dogs died after a routine spay.
Drina is at home, recovering. She needs insulin, pain medication, antibiotics, some liver medicine. She already walked around, she ate at the hospital, but at home she only drank water.
The cost was 1200$.
I would like to thank everyone, and I do apologize if I sound ungrateful, I am just honest, and that sometimes is very hard.
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You might make baited water and gradually blender up a bit of bland protein into it, including, for example, baby food (the kind with meat). You will want to check with the vet, of course; I'm just mentioning some post-surgical management I've learned over the years of adopting seniors (sometimes health-challenged seniors). I also keep the http://leerburg.com/icepup.htm?news=05112009 Ice Pups powder on hand to make a warm broth for a dog recovering from anything (or simply needing hydration or something tempting to get over inappetence).
I'm so glad she is home again and on the road to recovery! Good on you that you got her seen, got her treated, got her well.
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Phew! Got to be a relief!
Getting a beloved dog back after this kind of serious danger -- it sure can change one's perspective and make everyday annoyances fade into the woodwork.
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
As someone who has carried away buckets with 4lb puss filled uterus, out of 15lb dogs, I can say that spay would be my ONLY option.
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