Pyometra in a bitch following unusual sterilisation

A female, stray crossbreed dog, approximately four years old, was presented for routine spaying during a charity neutering programme in Romania. On clinical examination the bitch was lethargic and pyrexic (40.6°C), but no other signs of illness were detected. Laparotomy revealed an enlarged uterus,...

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Published in:Journal of small animal practice 2005, Vol.46 (1), p.39-40
Main Author: Ragni, R.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
case studies
Dog Diseases - drug therapy
Dog Diseases - pathology
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
drug therapy
Female
females
hysterectomy
Hysterectomy - veterinary
laparotomy
Netilmicin - therapeutic use
netilmicine
ovariectomy
Ovariectomy - veterinary
postoperative complications
pyometra
Uterine Diseases - drug therapy
Uterine Diseases - pathology
Uterine Diseases - surgery
Uterine Diseases - veterinary
uterus
vagina
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Summary:A female, stray crossbreed dog, approximately four years old, was presented for routine spaying during a charity neutering programme in Romania. On clinical examination the bitch was lethargic and pyrexic (40.6°C), but no other signs of illness were detected. Laparotomy revealed an enlarged uterus, severed at the cervix, with no communication to the vagina. Abdominal inspection showed an apparently normal, ligated vaginal stump. An ovariohysterectomy was performed and the dog was treated with a seven‐day course of netilmicine. It subsequently made a full recovery.
ISSN:0022-4510
1748-5827
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00274.x