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Pyometra is a severe, potentially fatal uterine infection commonly found in intact female dogs and cats. While treatment is dangerous and difficult, prevention is simple.
The uterine infection known as a pyometra results from the normal hormonal fluctuations experienced by all intact female dogs and cats. These fluctuations are responsible for the reproductive cycles of female animals which are not spayed. In a pyometra, the uterus begins to react abnormally to these hormonal fluctuations, resulting in a bacterial infection within the uterus.
As the disease progresses, toxins and bacteria within the uterus begin to leak into the blood stream and cause the affected dog or cat to become critically ill. Without medical intervention, which usually involves surgical removal of the infected uterine tract, the animal is doomed to death
The uterine infection known as a pyometra results from the normal hormonal fluctuations experienced by all intact female dogs and cats. These fluctuations are responsible for the reproductive cycles of female animals which are not spayed. In a pyometra, the uterus begins to react abnormally to these hormonal fluctuations, resulting in a bacterial infection within the uterus.
As the disease progresses, toxins and bacteria within the uterus begin to leak into the blood stream and cause the affected dog or cat to become critically ill. Without medical intervention, which usually involves surgical removal of the infected uterine tract, the animal is doomed to death
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