Cats with
pyometra usually have a discharge of pus from their vulva.
Pyometra usually occurs two to eight weeks after the last estrus («heat cycle»).
Not exact matches
Unneutered female dogs are prone to cancers of the ovaries and mammary glands, and infections of the uterus including
pyometra, a
usually life threatening toxic infection of the uterus.
Pyometra is an infection of the uterus
usually occurring about four to six weeks after her heat cycle.
For cases of
pyometra (just like your Veterinarian advised), surgery is the treatment of choice and
usually the only treatment due to the severity of the infection within the uterus.
Diarrhoea may be present in some cases of
pyometra, but
usually vomiting, excessive drinking and urination are more common clinical signs.
Symptoms of false pregnancy
usually resolve themselves after a week or so; if the discharge is foul smelling, I would recommend you visit your Veterinarian regardless of cost as
pyometra would be a strong possibility.
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.
A hamster with a
pyometra will
usually feel and look very ill, exhibiting one or more symptoms associated with a sick hamster.
Even though at this
usually late date it will not prevent more tumors from appearing, it will prevent uterine infection (
pyometra) and uterine cancer, and might even prevent hormone influence on existing tumors.
Unaltered female cats are prone to cancers of the ovaries and mammary glands, and infections of the uterus including
pyometra, a
usually life - threatening toxic infection of the uterus.
She was diagnosed with
pyometra (a life threatening infection of the uterus which
usually happens in an older dogs).
Pyometra is an infection of the uterus that occurs in unspayed dogs and cats,
usually a few weeks to a few months after a heat cycle.
This condition
usually develops about a month after a heat cycle, and the risk of developing a
pyometra increases as the animal ages.