A 14-year-old Chihuahua has vaginal prolapse
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2015-09-14

10 Sep 2015. A 14-year-old chihuahua has a tongue-like swelling from the vagina. She has two breast tumours. She is not spayed. Older female dogs not spayed tend to get vaginal prolapse. She is now too old to be spayed. She was in heat around 4 weeks ago, though she is 14 years old.

As she is too old, the owner did not want to risk anaesthetic death from surgery to spay her, lthe treatment of choice. 

No dysuria or much rounder vaginal swelling. The dog goes home. Prevention of vaginal injury ane ulderation is advised e.g. wearing a pad, e-collar. The prolapse is due to oestrogenic stimulation from the ovarian hormones and spaying will prevent relapse. 

The importance of vaginal prolapse is that the urethra (at the ventral aspect) may be obstructed, leading to difficulty in peeing or dysuria. In this dog, the prolapse is tongue-shaped and has not become a big round lmass.