Sorry yes, didn't explain myself very well. She does play with her toys, but she has never whined like she is doing now when she carries them around. Would a phantom cause her to have discharge then?
I had an 8 year old with a pyo, she didn't show any outward signs of being ill. All she had was discharge for a day or so which I was not happy with so I took her to the vet. They had her in there and then to operate, if I had waited any longer I would have lost her. I hope that it isn't a pyo but would consider getting her speyed to avoid the possibility in future.
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Jayne - how do they test for pyo, seeing as there were no outward signs??
When they thought my Lurcher had Pyo, they scanned her as they would do to look for a pregnancy. They also palpated her abdomen, took her temperature and did an internal examination.
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Would a phantom cause her to have discharge then?
Not in my experience, no. I've had many a bitch have phantom pregnancies, but none have had a discharge from their vulva.
It does sound like your girl is experiencing a hormonal problem judging by her behaviour and it may not be Pyometra, but something else (my Lurcher had cysts on her ovaries causing her problems). However because Pyo can be so serious, it's always worth discounting it before trying to find out whatever else is going on.
She concluded that she wasn't in discomfort so didn't warrant emergency appointment.
Today, Bella has been the same. She ate her breakfast, although more slowly than normal. I took her for an off lead walk and she ran around in circles as she normally does, so i was pleased with that. Number 1's and 2's normal. She ate her dinner as normal.
This is so much like Coco, the only difference being that Coco vomited one single time. Please make sure you go to the vet first thing and if you're not happy with the answer go to another one, tell them that you are worried about pyometra and ask them to check specifically for that. When Coco was diagnosed with pyometra she had her temperature taken, discharge observed and tummy palpated, she was 10-12 weeks on from her season and had been having a mild phantom and producing milk. She made a full recovery and best of all her spay operation was paid for by the insurance company at a total cost of £657 (though I would have preferred not to have the worry of the pyometra).
I would say that with the heat and discharge there is definitely some sort of infection, though this could be some other type of vaginal/urinary infection maybe.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you, please update as soon as you know.
We have just got back. We use a vets that is in another market town so it is a good hour's round trip. We are quite rural here!
Vet palpated her abdomen and said nothing unusual and no puppies - phew!
Temperature - normal
She stuck her fingers around and looked at the discharge, it was clear today and sticky. She said as it wasn't foul smelling or discoloured then she didn't think problem, i mentioned again about the amount that came out on saturday.
Conclusion - she has prescribed a 5 day course of antibiotics as she thinks it could be slight infection and to go back if she still has the discharge and then they will scan her.
Bella seems fine today, a little bit silly and whiny in the vets and i noticed that she didn't want to sit down very much. Will keep eye on her today and see how we go.
Coco- funnily enough Bella looks very similar to Coco, she is slim and small for a lab. WIll try and put photo on when i have figured it out! Do you think i should get second opinion then?
As she doesn't have a temperature and the discharge is not looking or smelling infected (green or bloody) I think I would possibly leave it for now and monitor her. I have no vetinary training and am only going by what I would do.
Any changes would have me back at the vets so watch out for any deterioration in her behaviour, changes to the discharge, any vomiting or diarrhoea (though this can be caused by ABs sometimes), drinking more or lethargy.
I would expect her to improve within 48 hours or so if the ABs are working but if she starts to be unwell after finishing the course you definitely need to go back.
Although 3 months is the most desirable time after a season to spay to ensure that hormones are balanced and the uterus has returned to normal vets will spay early if necessary.
If at any time you are not happy with what the vet says, don't be afraid of going elsewhere for a second opinion.
I will look forward to seeing a picture of Bella. Coco is now 3 years old, just less than 19" high and weighs 22kg, she loves flyball and does agility for fun but can't compete in KC competitions because she won't jump the specified height for her size.
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