An old dog passes dirty brown vaginal discharge Pt 2
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 11/03/2016

Mar 8, 2016.

Stabliise the dog with IV drip 2 days is recommended. IV drips, antibiotics and painkiller are given to this dog today. The dog will be on oral antibiotics for the next 10 days and it is hoped that the vaginal discharge will cease.

The owner will decide whether to operate or not. Spaying the dog when she is young will have prevent pyometra. Breast tumours are much less likely to develop in a dog spayed at a young age.

The dog had a very high total cell count at 46 and neutrophils over 95%, indicating a bacterial infection in the blood.  The dog is lethargic but had no fever or abdominal pain. I could palpate enlarged uterine horns around 5-10 cm in diameter.