After emergency pyometra spay 3/4
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2014-03-27

Mar 27, 2014. Yesterday afternoon, this 9-year-old 25.5 kg Golden Retriever was spayed by Dr Daniel, removing 1.4 kg of uterus & pus. She was given 2 bottles of IV drip

She looks better. I got her walked a bit as she would need to pee outdoors, rather than being confined. The stitches should hold well if she is walked just a short distance. She looks much more alive, active and her abdominal distension is now gone since her 1.4 kg uterus + pus were removed yesterday, 20 hours ago. Good surgical outcome is always satisfactory for the owner as this was a high-risk anaesthesia in an old sick dog with leucoytosis, neutrophila and thrombocytopenia. In short, this dog was septicaemic. She was treated with IV drip, baytril and spamogesic IV 2 days ago but had vaginal discharge again yesterday. So, I advised an emergency spay as the owner wanted to wait another day (as she had no transport). Dr Daniel operated yesterday afternoon (Mar 26, 2014) and the dog is OK. She has gone home as at Mar 31, 2014 and is OK.   

The owners are happy with the surgical outcome and the dog has started eating. There should be no delay in surgery once the dog has bloody vaginal charge again as the bacteria and toxins would kill the dog.   .