06/04/2026
❤-- Help More Dogs in Urgent Situations Like Luna! --🐾
Luna had a condition called pyometra, an infection of the uterus. The infection causes the uterus to swell, and eventually burst, which results in death from septic shock: the body cannot handle the sudden internal flood of the viral infection.
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There is only one solution: surgery to remove the uterus. And if the swelling is as bad as it is here, that needs to happen NOW.
Her owner Anthony took her to an ER vet, and they told him it would cost over $10,000 an amount he did not have, and did not have any way to raise. Also, a ridiculous price! This surgery is often done in the range of $2000-$4000.
Fortunately, in desperation, Anthony found us on Thursday. We were able to get him an appointment two hours from his home that evening, for around $2000. He pawned everything he had that could be pawned, with friends chipping in, and drove to west Los Angeles.
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Here you can see Luna on the surgery table that evening. The doctor squeezed her into his busy Thursday schedule because he recognized the emergency. Even then, it was worse that he expected.
Below you can see what looks like sausage around a orange-ish mass. That sausage shape is the uterus, at least 10x larger than it should be. Where the green arrows point are two particularly swollen areas the doctor said he was afraid to touch. They were so hard and swollen he though they might burst at any time.
The entire uterus was carefully removed. Luna was stitched up, and late the evening she was already awake!
The doctor kept her all day Friday, but by late afternoon she was released back to Anthony, able to walk out of the clinic! Today (Sunday) she is doing great at home!!
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She is eating and drinking normally, and back to being a happy dog! (Yes there are some pain meds that might be helping, but the point is she is making a full recovery).
One thing we do daily at FAD is give people recommendations and useful information on vet care. Many people simply need direction to more affordable options. And sometimes we can help with emergency cases, like Luna's.
Help us with this work by making a donation to Free Animal Doctor directly. Click any of the ORANGE buttons to make a donation right now. We appreciate it, and it will be used to make all the difference to more dogs like Luna in the future!
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— Charles Dickens
