pyometra

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Fever is seen in less than a third of female dogs with pyometra.

The symptoms are similar to those of true pyometra.

The most important aspect of treatment of pyometra is quick action to provide supportive care.

Pyometra is a result of hormonal and structural changes in the uterus lining.

However, symptoms of closed pyometra are less obvious.

This is known as open pyometra.

Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump.

Pyometra, in medicine, is an accumulation of pus in the uterine cavity.

Please see Pyometra in dogs.

Pyometra is a uterine infection.

Pyometra is less common in female cats because progesterone is only released by the ovaries after mating.

In cows, there may be infertility, embryonic death and abortion, and reproductive tract infections such as pyometra.

Symptom in chronic endometritis is blood stained discharge but in pyometra the patient complaints of lower abdominal pain.

Female dogs are at risk for endometritis and pyometra in the postpartum period and after estrus or vaginitis.

Leaving a female animal intact may lead to such complications as ovarian cysts, uterine infections such as pyometra, and cancer of the reproductive tract.

Common reproductive diseases include pyometra (distension of the uterus with pus), mammary tumors, and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Pyometra is an important disease to be aware of for any dog owner because of the sudden nature of the disease and the deadly consequences if left untreated.

Stump pyometra is a serious health condition that may occur in female dogs that underwent Ovariohysterectomy (spaying), particularly if there is residual functional ovarian tissue.

Diagnosis of a stump pyometra may be challenging as pyometra is often discounted as a possibility if the dog has been previously spayed.

Two serious medical conditions particularly affecting dogs are pyometra, affecting unspayed females of all types and ages, and bloat, which affects the larger breeds or deep-chested dogs.

Neutering is also performed as an emergency procedure to treat pyometra and testicular torsion, and it is used to treat ovarian, uterine, and testicular cancer.

Pyometra, Uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and testicular cancer are prevented as the susceptible organs are removed, though stump pyometra may still occur in spayed females.