Pyometra Surgery. For most pets preoperative stabilization and resuscitation are first and foremost. The surgery is basically the same as when a dog is being spayed however it is more complicated than a routine spay surgery done on a young healthy dog with an intact womb.
Surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries is the best way to guarantee that pyometra will not return as pyometra will reappear in up to 77 of dog s who do not have this surgery. However depending on the severity of the pyometra open or closed the uterus is likely to be enlarged and more friable than usual. For most pets preoperative stabilization and resuscitation are first and foremost.
Abdominal radiograph of a pyometraovariohysterectomy for pyometra is performed using the technique described in the ovariohysterectomy section.
Surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries is the best way to guarantee that pyometra will not return as pyometra will reappear in up to 77 of dog s who do not have this surgery. The surgery is basically the same as when a dog is being spayed however it is more complicated than a routine spay surgery done on a young healthy dog with an intact womb. For most pets preoperative stabilization and resuscitation are first and foremost. Abdominal radiograph of a pyometraovariohysterectomy for pyometra is performed using the technique described in the ovariohysterectomy section.
