Hormonal effects on the uterine tissue accumulate with each heat cycle, which
means pyometra is much more common in older females because they have experienced many hormonal cycles.
Not exact matches
The treatment of choice is an ovariohysterectomy where the uterus and the ovaries are removed; the surgery is relatively safe (there are always the risk of complications in any surgery) especially since the
pyometra is open,
meaning there isn't high quantities of infected material under pressure in the uterus which may cause it to rupture like in some severe cases of closed
pyometra.
Guinea pigs can get a
pyometra (which literally
means pus in the uterus) just like dogs and cats do and it is caused by a bad infection.
The occurrence of
pyometra in intact females was 1.8 percent, which was diagnosed at the
mean age of 6 years.
Unfortunately, the cat probably developed
pyometra because of abnormal uterine tissue (cystic endometrial hyperplasia or possibly a tumor) and that
means that her chances of having a normal pregnancy in the future will be decreased (Rand, Problem - based Feline Medicine).
«
Pyometra» literally
means «a pus - filled uterus».
Neutering will prevent
pyometra and
mean that you don't have to deal with seasons.