Jessie's dog is really sick

[Marilyn]

Oh, my goodness, I finally looked this condition up & sincerely hope that they do the surgery very, very soon, and that all goes well. She must be in a lot of pain. Poor girl.

[judy]

It is very serious - the spaying was done this morning. I haven't heard from Jessie yet, but if anything went wrong, she would have called me right away.

I never heard of this disease, but it seems to be the main reason to spay females.

Since they want to breed, how can this be avoided in anoiher unspayed female?
Tink? Janet? Any advice or info?

They just bought a male Malamute pup so they could breed them.

[Tink]

How sad!
Luckily, I have had no experience with this. I've heard of it... just barely as one of the reasons that they've changed the recommendation of breeding on every heat for a shorter time and then spaying a female rather than the skipping of every other heat. It seems that a heat not followed by pregnancy is the opportunity for this to develop.

There is an alternative treatment of antibiotics and medication to make the female expel the pus like she would pups... but it involves a lengthy hospitalization and is less sure than the surgery. It is usually reserved only for show dogs that are worth MEGA bucks and have little value if spayed.

I hope all goes well!

[Janet]

I've heard pretty much the same as Tink. I do want to read more on this so I'll understand it better. Breeding is a never ending learning process for sure.

[judy]

Thank goodness Belle is fine and will come home on Friday.

I think this was actually a good lesson for them. Breeding is a huge responsibility.
They said they have a mentor, but she's got different values than they do. She breeds and has about 20 - 30 pups and has a whole kennel set up. Not quite a puppy mill, but not a home breeder either.

Anyway, all is well at the moment. They're talking about adopting an older female from her to mate Buddy with. Who knows what they'll end up doing.

I stay as detached as possible from these things. It's a survival skill I highly recommend for parents of grown children.

By the way Tink, not only was she just in heat, but she got loose and tied with the neighbor's dog. The vet gave her an estrogen shot to end any possible pregnancy. Too many hormones can also cause this disease.

The alternative treatment seems to work better on open pyometra. She had closed and it sounded too dangerous to wait.

[DianaB]

I'm glad to hear that Belle has had her surgery and is on her way to recovery. I've never heard of this but I don't breed dogs. The females that we've had have always been spayed.

[Janet]

Aw Judy, I'm so glad to find out Belle is doing well and recovering. I bet they will be glad to have her home.