found out today my oes has pyometra
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| I don't know about this condition, but wanted to offer you emotional support! You must be so sad!
Is it possible to talk to your vet about a payment plan? They might have something you could afford?
I'm sure others will be more knowledgable! Hang in there for responses! |
| My best friends Boxer had pyometra when she was 10 yrs old. (Last Sept) Her vet recommended she not be spayed due to a bad heart murmur when she was young, not for breeding purposes.
Becca was very sick and had to have the surgery. The vet said treating with antibiotic would stop the infection at the time, but once the meds ran their course there was a VERY high probability the infection would come back with a vengeance. So spayed she was. She made it through the surgery just fine and seemed to be doing well, but sadly, two weeks after the surgery she passed away. Due to her age, I guess we will never know if she died from just old age, the stress of the surgery, or the stress of the infection, then surgery, old age and the heart problem. Who knows. I asked Patti how much the surgery on Becca cost and she said for the emergency spay, antibiotics and two days spent in the hospital, it was $250.00. $1000.00 seems like a heck of a lot for a spay, which is all that is being done. The uterus is infected with pus and it needs to come out ASAP. This can kill a dog very quickly if it is closed pyometra. Did the vet say if it is closed or open pyometra? There are two forms of Pyometra. Open cervix & closed cervix. Open is easier to detect because of the unpleasant discharge coming from the vagina. If it's Closed Pyometra it can be harder to diagnose and is more life threatening, because the cervix is closed and no discharge can be seen. If your vet won't set up payment arrangements then I would try to find a vet that will. Good Luck |
| Guest, I'm so sorry about your situation.... I think 1000.00 sounds ridiculous too... I'd find a new vet who for one thing, won;t overcharge you, and for another thing will take payments in an emergency. |
| Pyometra is VERY serious, especially if it is closed as Shuffles said, but then you probably know that already. Find another vet.
I just went through this in June with my sweet Belle and unfortunately, she had a serious heart problem that made the surgery impossible and I lost her. If you need a shoulder to cry on, please feel free to PM me. Sending good thoughts your way, Jil |
| thanks so much for your support and advice. it is an open pyometra, so at least there is that. she has gone on the antibiotics, so hopefully they will kick in soon. she is so miserable and wont even pick up her head to look at me when i call her name. i am going to try to find a different vet, but because of the "emergency" it might be hard to find one that wont charge an arm and a leg. this is so frustrating. |
| Where are you located? Maybe one of our members is in your area and could recommend someone for you. |
| i did find someone who might be able to do it for $550 which is still a lot, but it will work. |
YAY!   Please keep us posted! And good luck with the surgery!  |
| just posting to let you all know that i really appreciate the support. Lucy's surgery was going to be this morning, but she got really sick last night, i stayed up with her through the night and got her to the vet at 8am. They tested her blood and found that her kidneys were in rough shape, and that it would be VERY hard for her to bounce back. So at 9:35 i had to put my sweet Lucy down. Never done anything harder in my life. Thank you all again for your support and advice. Please hug your dog for me. |
OH NO!! Dear Guest, your post has brought me to tears. I am so terribly sorry for your loss. 
Please accept my most heartfelt condolances. |
| Oh that's awful. I'm so sorry for your loss. Making these decisions are the hardest in life.
Please feel free to post about Lucy in the Rainbow Bridge section, when you're ready. |
| Oh that is so so sad. What a rollercoaster. It is obvious you really loved your Lucy. I also hope you will tell us more about the good times with her once you are up to it. I will give Chumley extra hugs tonight, thinking of you.
Warmest regards, Val |
| I am so sorry for your loss of your sweet Lucy. It is indeed the hardest thing we ever do, and it hurts worse than imaginable. Please accept my condolences. And when you feel up to it, please tell us about your girl. It can prove therapeutic.
Chris |
| I'm so sorry! This is so sad, I send all my thoughts to you and please feel free to talk about your sweet girl when you are ready. You are not alone and we are all here for you if you need to talk. |
| I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs |
| OH NO! My thoughts are truly with you...
I had to put my first sheepie down years ago, It was sooooo difficult. I had that dog for 12 years and was heartbroken. If you need someone to talk to, you are welcome to pm me also. |
| Ohhhhh.... I really am sorry!
Jil |
| Hugs to you... |
| I am truely sorry for your loss. It's a difficult decision that had to be made. Pyometra is a nasty thing that comes unexpectedly.
Just a heads up to everyone... If you notice discharge from your sheepie female and she isn't spayed take her to the vet immediately. Pyometra, if diagnosed came cause death within hours even. Usually surgery is a possibility unless there are other problems such as heart murmurs or anything else. It is rough and the animal feels horrible but isn't in pain. If surgery is possible please go through with it, it will save their life. If not then just do the best with the antibiotics and the best of luck with that. I truely am sorry to hear about your loss, it isn't fair that such good animals pass because of such nasty bugs...... nina |
| I am so sad about your loss of your Lucy,blessings to you for caring and trying so hard to save her. I just took my Keri in as an emergency for pyometra surgery. I did not know what she had when I took her in, just that she would no longer eat or even stand up anymore, and had a pus discharge for a couple of days that I noticed, although it could have gone on longer. I have just begun researching pyometra, and now feel extremely upset and worried. The vet said they would start operating tomorrow,yet everything I read says there should not be any waiting, it should be done immediately. They estimated $2100 for the operation, but then called back and said that due to transfusions which will likely be needed, it may go up to at least $3000!! That is well more than twice what I have read about here, and yet they are delaying it for a day!. They also said there may be some kidney dis function going on, but can't be sure until they operate if those are going to be ok, with the possibiltiy they could get worse in the operation.I love Keri with all of my heart, she even saved my life once many years ago. She is now 15 yrs old, and I am wondering if what I am doing is all a nightmarish mistake and rip off now. Am I just going to be putting her thru a terrible painful experience here, should I have had her put to sleep instead. I couldn't bear to do that after the vet told me she had a near 50% chance of a good recovery (they now have changed that to less than 30%) I have already paid them $1000 down, and told them to go ahead. It was supposed to be emergency surgery, now my poor dog is going to be sitting there all night. I feel so incredibly horrible right now, I don't know what to do next, am I repaying my old friend by letting them torture her for $3000 profit? that is what is tearing me apart |
| I'm so sorry for the loss of Lucy. Its always difficult to loose a cherished friend. |
MaryB wrote: Am I just going to be putting her thru a terrible painful experience here, should I have had her put to sleep instead. I couldn't bear to do that after the vet told me she had a near 50% chance of a good recovery (they now have changed that to less than 30%) I have already paid them $1000 down, and told them to go ahead. It was supposed to be emergency surgery, now my poor dog is going to be sitting there all night. I feel so incredibly horrible right now, I don't know what to do next, am I repaying my old friend by letting them torture her for $3000 profit? that is what is tearing me apart
MaryB -- I have deepest sympathy for what you are experiencing. I can't even imagine your fear and grief. Pyometra is a horrible condition. The 3000 is not pure profit because the time and resources spent on the surgery does have costs. I don't think vets would suggest the surgery if they didn't think it was possible to save her. I hope for the best for your dear, sweet doggie. Please let us know how it turns out. |
| My chocolate lab went through the surgery at age 10. She is almost 15 now. She was too sick to do the surgery initially - we did a short course of strong ABX to get her well enough for the surgery. Not well - just good enough that our vet would even give me any reasonable percentage that she would live through the surgery.
After he did the surgery and we were safely into recovery, he did tell me that he had seriously doubted she would live through the ABX, let alone the surgery. I guess we lucked out! 
Good luck to you - it can happen! |
| I am so sorry that you lost Lucy. A big hug for you. |
| Hello Everyone,
I am very sad/angry as I have just lost my mini poodle who just turned 7 to pyometra. I wish our vet had told us to have her spayed after years of her not getting pregnant....she was alive last week and seemed perfectly healthy to us...on saturday morning she jumped off the deck and never came up...my parents took her to the vet and they said she had a tear in her uterus and that a bacteria was leaking out and that she needed emergency surgery....my dad was faced with a 3,000 bill which they discounted down to 2,000 because she passed away...she made it through the surgery...her blood pressure dropped twice and she needed a transfusion..however, 6 hours later they called my mom and said that her heart stopped and they gave her cpr...does it sound like she became septic or do you think they gave her too much anastesia? shouldn't she have woken up...we don't think she ever did...i just want answers....does anyone know the odds of a dog making it through? we miss her so much! i didn't get to say goodbye |
| I'm so sorry:0( |
| thank you! |
| A ruptured uterus is extremely serious and all the blood loss makes the heart have to work much harder. It is not uncommon for a dog to not recover from that kind of surgery.
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. And I know I would feel terrible about not getting a chance to say "goodbye" |
| So sorry... sending you ((Hugs))) just read yr post! |
| My 9 yr old OES is just recovering from Pyometra surgery yesterday. She was noted to have a heart murmur before surgery. She had a heavy, bloody vaginal discharge all night. We weren't sure she would make it. I had started her on Cipro that we had in the house the day before when she showed signs of being ill...shortness of breath, weakness and it was too late for our vet. The discharge started early evening and continued through the night. We went to the vet as soon as they opened yesterday. She said the Cipro could have been a life saving step. We took her home late yesterday after surgery. It was a touch and go night last night, but she ate and stood this morning, just after the vet suggested we bring her back to check her blood count as she hadn't really woken up since we brought her home. I'm feeling confident she is on the road to recovery now. Our costs were $2200 without an overnight, including take home antibiotics, but it was worth it....we are lucky. |
| I had a Great Dane that had this condition. I never spayed her because I heard spaying can put extra weight on and with being such a large breed I didnt want to cause hip problems do to weight. But when she was about 6 she had a bad discharge and body felt very hot. She was eating and active so I didnt think to much of it, then one day the discharge was worse so my husband took her to the vet and they knew just by looking at her what it was. There was NO waiting they rushed her right into surgery. Her fever was at 106, they said she would have been dead in an hour. When my husband went into the back to see her he could smell a very bad smell, the vet said it was her uterus and that it was so full of puss it weighed about 9 pounds! It cost us 1200.00 for everything and was well worth it when we brought her home and my kids could spoil her. A year after this she got a tumor in her breast and another 800.00 to remove it, but again worth it. Thank goodness my Dad was able to help us with the cost. Sadly she passed away at 10 years old just from age. She went to sleep and didnt wake up the next morning. We miss her dearly, but I learned to get them spayed ASAP! Sorry for everyones losses but hopefully so many will learn from these posts. |
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