14/10/2026
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This beautiful lady is Berry. She was presented to us recently after it was noticed that she had some discharge coming from her back end, and seemed generally not quite herself. Whilst, amazingly, she was fairly bright and still eating and drinking, she in fact had developed a medical condition called a Pyometra. This is a serious infection in the uterus, where the uterus fills with pus and can be fatal if left untreated. It’s seen in entire (un-spayed) females, and can happen at any age; old or young.
Berry required surgery to remove the infected uterus, and was booked in the next day for this procedure. Quite often, they require same-day emergency surgery as they’re usually presented extremely poorly, however because Berry was luckily generally stable and bright we were able to start antibiotics, pain relief and anti-inflammatories for 12 hours prior surgery. This helped increase the chance of a quicker and smoother recovery!
Pyometra can be “open” or “closed” meaning whether or not the cervix has opened to allow the pus to escape from the uterus. Whilst neither is good, closed is far more concerning as there is a major risk of the uterus rupturing. Berry was presented with an “open” Pyometra, meaning the pus was able to leak out via her cervix (hence her owner noticing the discharge), reducing the pressure inside the uterus slightly. Both open and closed can present very similarly; lethargy, inappetence, high temperature, discomfort/restlessness, and sometimes nausea and/or vomiting.
If your female dog hasn’t been spayed and presents similarly with the above symptoms, and you’re concerned she may have a Pyometra, then it’s classed as an emergency and must be seen by a vet that same day so please call as soon as you notice, don’t leave them unchecked.
Berry did very well under anaesthetic and recovered from her surgery! She was, unsurprisingly, very sore afterwards but her family did a wonderful job ensuring she got her pain medication and antibiotics whilst nursing her back to health. We saw Berry back for a post-operative check and can report that her wound is looking lovely and she’s slowly getting back to her normal self! ♥️
She was an absolute darling, and we were very fond of Berry! 🥰 we look forward to seeing her gain for what we hope will be her final post-operative check!
