Pyometra sticky thread - saved my doggies life!

[Paula C]

Haven't posted on here for a while but really feel I needed to say something about this thread!

On Friday morning I phoned our vets as Sandy our 7 1/2 year old cocker spaniel hadn't been right for a day or 2 and I was a bit worried . They said they would phone back sometime that morning. An hour passed during that time I came on here and just did a bit of research while I was waiting for them to return the call. She had a supsected case of Pyometra earlier in the year but it had just turned out to be an infection which cleared up with anitbiotics so I hadn't really thought any more of it and it was honestly something I didn't really know that much about.

Reading this post I started to put 2 and 2 together. She had vomitted that morning and had runny no 2's I know it sounds daft but when I phoned the vet I had said she was having trouble going to the toilet and had been sick at the time that was all that was obvious. She had wet at the top of the stairs in the house that morning and in all the time we have had she have never wet indoors so I knew she wasn't right. I had noticed the previous day she was drinking more but didnt realise this was something that would turn out to be such a tell tale sign of something so serious. After reading that thread I realised that apart from the discharge she was pretty much showing every sympton.

I immediately phoned the vets back instead of waiting for them and said look I'm worried it may be this so they said yes it was probably something they should investigate and bring her in at 2pm that afternoon. By 2.15 she was on a drip and heading into the operating theatre!

She had to stay on the drip overnight but we collected her Saturday morning after possibly the worst sleepless nite of our life. Today she is a lot brighter and getting back to her old self. Back to the vets this evening just to check on her wound.

I just wanted to say a HUGE!!!!!!! thank you as that thread might possibly have saved her life had I not seen it and a few others on the subject I also read that morning and recognised the symptoms she may not be here today so we cannot thank you enough

I know I don't post often but whenever I need to know something this site is always my 1st port of call and thank goodness it was this time!!! I am ashamed I didn't know more about it and so I could have spotted the symptoms sooner. Every one with an entire female dog should read that thread I am still can't beleive that for something that is so common and so life threatening and I didn't know about it!

We have never been so happy to see that waggy stump as we were on Saturday morning so THANK YOU Pets forum

[archiebaby]

so glad your little dog is ok how lucky you looked on pf and saw that thread well done you

What a lovely thread.
I'm so pleased that Sandy is now doing well

[Fleur]

How good of you to take the time to post your thanks.
I'm really pleased that the forum was able to help and more importantly that Sandy is well.
Thanks to all the knowledgable members of PF.

[Paula C]

Thanks everyone

I just had to post it, because of the time issue it really could have been a life or death thing and we as everyone is on here , are so attached to our doggies we can't even contemplate life without them and we just keep sayin thank God I looked on Pets Forum

I just hope if even one person reads this then reads the sticky and becomes more aware of it then it may help I know I wish I had read it sooner!!

[alphadog]

Good on you for doing your research and acting so quickly!
Hope Sandy is doing well

I'm so pleased for you and your girl.
My bitch,Meg, went down with Pyo last year.It's very frightening.

[Paula C]

Thanks for the nice replies She had her stitches checked on Monday and shes healing nicely although her tummy looks like something from a Frankenstein movie

Sandy really is doing so well its like she has a new lease of life she is so full of beans lol its geat to see after she was so low last week.

Good news