08/09/2026
Last Saturday evening our beautiful girl Ginny was admitted to Valley Vets with a ruptured closed pyometra and was fighting for her life 💔. Ginny is just 4 years old 🥺
After 48 hours in ITU we heard the words that we longed to hear, ‘she’s heading the right way’ 💗. Our baby girl fought so hard to stay with us, and I will forever be thankful to the team at Valley Vets as she is now back home where she belongs 💝💝
I would like to share with everyone the few days leading up to Saturday, in the hope that it will help someone 💗.
Back Holiday Monday Ginny seemed to be tired, but after a 7km walk, and just coming back from a holiday in West Wales, I didn’t think too much into this. But looking back, two things were different: 1) Ginny went to toilet on the lead (something she never does) and 2) She didn’t pull on the lead (she’s not a huge puller, but likes to lead!)
Tuesday started with Ginny initially refusing to eat her breakfast, but after a few minutes she did. She went out for a walk with myself and her friends at lunchtime and was acting quite normal, running and playing with the other’s. Tuesday evening she picked at her food. Happy to eat treats and human food, just not her own food.
Wednesday Ginny was very quiet and still refusing her normal dog food, but happy to eat human food and treats (scrambled egg, chicken etc) At no point did she have any sickness or diarrhoea or show any signs of being in pain (panting, pacing, crying etc)
Thursday we went to the vets as thoughts of Pyometra were in my head as Ginny had recently finished her season, 14 days to be exact 🥺
After a thorough examination and every part of her body looked at, along with her temperature taken, everything seemed normal and she was nearly taking the vets hand off for a treat!
Fast forward to Saturday. After having a quiet day, we decided to pop out to get food shopping. We were gone around 2 hours, and when only Hendrix greeted us at the door, I knew straight away something was seriously wrong. I ran into the garden and found Ginny sat in a sphinx like kind of shape. Her head was bowed, stomach hard and large, her gums were pale and she was frozen in fear and pain. I scooped her up in my arms and ran into the house shouting to my husband to get the keys we need to get to the vets right now. I will never forget that journey 😢
We arrived at the Valley Vets with me crying to the vets saying it’s pyometra or bloat, please help our girl 💗. They did everything and they kept us informed every step of the way. She was gravely ill and we were told that if she did make it through the operation, the next 12-24 hours would be critical as she now has peritonitis 😩
Sunday lunchtime we went to see her. She was so dosed up on pain killers and had a feeding tube that was stitched to her head. It was a shock to see her in such a bad way, but it was a definite improvement from the previous night. It was hard to leave her there, but she had to have more medication to help her.
Monday morning I was woken up by a call from the vet saying she was doing really well and had turned a big corner, and had been for a little walk outside to have a wee! My mum and I went in yesterday to be greeted by a wagging tail! Wow, what a difference a day makes!! 💗
Then today I had a call to say that they were so pleased with her recovery, that she would be able to come home and get the love and rest that she so deserves 💗. Words cannot express how hearing those words - ‘Ginny’s coming home’ made me feel 💗.
We are now all back together as a family and as I type this whilst making my sofa into a bed to be next to Gin Gins, I honestly can’t believe we are here 💗.
Ginny is a fighter, and she has fought her hardest battle over the last 72 hours. Now it’s time for lots of rest, love and cuddles from all of us over the next few weeks to help her get back to being the queen that she is 💗💗💗💗 ###
