Discharge from lady bits?

[shell820810]

Maisie seems to have a clear discharge from her lady bits. I think i first noticed it at the weekend but thought it might just be urine. But yesterday when i checked her after work all the hair around her back end was hard and had stuck to her lady bits and was a bit wet looking.

It is not coloured and does not smell so it's not an obvious infection. She is just over a year and a half. Was in heat in feb and took almost 2 months to perk up again after it.

Not sure if its normal. Will ring the vet in the morning but wanted to check here before I ring in case it's a stupid question!

[Cha Cha]

So she has not been spayed? Was she bred during her heat? You should schedule an appointment and have her looked at by your vet. It could be something as serious as pyometra which is a uterine infection often after a heat, and it can be fatal if left untreated.

[shell820810]

No she hasn't been spayed but not bred either. I don't intend to breed but I lost my last bitch as a result of her spay so am aprehensive to go down that route again.

How likely is pyometra after her 2nd heat tho? Is it not normally older dogs?

[Cha Cha]

It can happen at any age, my girl got it after her 2nd heat at 2 years old. We were lucky to have caught it at all as she had no symptoms, she just was not acting herself. They actually found it during her spay so her spay was what saved her life. Any discharge should be looked at by your veterinarian. Just because it is clear with no odor is not a reason to not be alarmed.

[shell820810]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

It can happen at any age, my girl got it after her 2nd heat at 2 years old. We were lucky to have caught it at all as she had no symptoms, she just was not acting herself. They actually found it during her spay so her spay was what saved her life. Any discharge should be looked at by your veterinarian. Just because it is clear with no odor is not a reason to not be alarmed.

Thanks, I will ring vet in the morning. She is not out of sorts but was out of sorts for quite a while after being in heat. I am seriously considering spaying her at the end of the month when I can get leave from work.

I can't be that unlucky twice can I??

[Cha Cha]

I can certainly understand your apprehension. I have never lost a dog during a surgery, but I have tragically lost them in other ways over the years. It is never easy to lose one no matter the circumstance. I hope you get your girl checked out, and I hope it is just a minor problem.

[shell820810]

Spoke to the nurse this morning and she booked an appointment with the vet for this afternoon. We head in 2 hours. I will update when I get back.

[pinkpatty]

My Keeshone had pyometra also on her second heat at the age of 2. We had her spayed at that time. We had hoped to breed her but our Vet advised against it. This was the only dog I had who had pyometra, after that all our dogs have been spayed or neutered at 6 months.

[IsabelleOllie]

I had a cat with pyometra - it's very serious. She got very sick, very quickly. We almost lost her. On the positive side, it persuaded my future MIL to spay her 5 yr old shih tzu. I hope your girl is ok.

[shell820810]

Vet ruled out pyometra. He said it was likely to be cystitis or vaginitis. Because she is not showing any other symptoms he was keen to wait it out and see if it cleared itself. However when he took her temperature it was 103, so has treated her with a 5 day course of antibiotics. he said it should clear up in 48 hours and to come back if it was still there at the end of course of antibiotic. He said he could do further tests for Polyps etc but will see how the antibiotic goes first.

I have also booked her in for a spay at the end of the month, but am not totally decided yet.

[Cha Cha]

Thanks for the update. I am so glad you took her in and got her on an antibiotic. I hope she continues to get better. Keep us updated. And, I am sending you good thoughts for her spay surgery. Did you discuss your aprehension with your vet?