The ovaries are responsible for producing hormones that control the
estrus or heat cycle and the bleeding that
occurs during heat comes from the uterine lining, since these reproductive organs... Continue reading →
Clinical signs of pyometra present after four to eight weeks after
estrus (heat);
during estrus the cervix is open as the female is looking to accept a mate, this is the time that an infectious agent (usually E. coli) infect the uterus; if the diarrhoea has been
occurring for more than four weeks, it is possible that it may have contributed to the pyometra, but usually pyometra is caused by bacteria from the urinary tract or normal vaginal flora.