⭐️🐶TODAY IS WORLD SPAY DAY🐱⭐️
World Spay Day was first launched in 1995 and aims to encourage people to save animal lives by spaying and neutering companion animals and feral cats.
This gorgeous girl is Frankie.😍 Frankie had to stay with us a couple of weeks ago after her owner noticing she was a little off colour. She was not herself, vomiting, drinking and urinating more frequently. After some diagnostic tests, Frankie was diagnosed with a ‘pyometra’.
🆘What is a pyometra?
▪️Pyometra is a very serious infection of the uterus, and therefore, only occurs in unneutered females.
▪️The womb fills up with pus and if untreated, can lead to kidney failure, toxaemia, dehydration and it can be fatal.
🆘Why do dogs get it?
▪️It’s caused by a bacterial infection usually a few weeks after a female has been in season. Hormonal changes make the chance of infection more likely.
🆘What are the symptoms?
▪️Lethargy, inappetence, increased thirst.
▪️Some dogs have vaginal discharge.
🆘How do we treat it?
▪️Pyometra requires urgent surgery to remove the infected uterus.
▪️The procedure is similar to a spay but there is a much higher risk level due to the patient no longer being healthy.
🆘The main point?
⚠️It is completely preventable!⚠️
1 in 4 older females suffer from pyometra if they are not neutered.
💜Whilst a big surgery, Frankie recovered well and she has now been signed off. We think she half enjoyed being with us as well. She made herself quite at home!🥰 ... See MoreSee Less
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