Pyometra

[Karen]

Good luck with Sir Jury, Gracie!

[sewmisskitty]

A very bad day. Gracie is still at the vets. The operation went okay, but after first being told we would be taking her home today, they later rang us to say Gracie has developed PERITONITIS.
We went to visit her straight away, she is still on a drip and being given antibiotics every 40 minutes. She's not eating, so is being force fed. She's on painkillers and is very depressed.
We are in tears. It is all looking so bleak. Please someone tell me their dog went through this and survived.
This is so WRONG - Gracie is so much loved and this is breaking all our hearts. We hate to see her going through this.

[carole]

I am so sorry to hear your lil Gracie is going through all of this right now, and I know you will be worried sick, please know we are all hoping Gracie will get through this and recover well , HUGS to you and your family and of course wee Gracie.

[lv4dogs]

Oh I am sorry to hear that. We're sending Gracie tons of get well thoughts.

[sewmisskitty]

Thankyou all for your positive thoughts. They seem to have done the trick. Gracie is home from the vet and is in recovery. She's also being spoiled rotten. The only thing is she's relutant to eat, and when she will eat it's only tiny bits. Still at least she's over the worst, and even wagging her tail again.

[Pit Chick]

I'm glad to hear she's home and doing better. They usually don't have much of an apetite after going through surgery. Once the drugs wear off she should start eating more. Since she's an older dog it will be harder for her to bounce back than a younger dog.

This is a lesson hard learned about the importance of spaying and neutering that I hope anyone reading this and has unaltered animals will take into consideration and have their pets spayed/neutered before something bad happens whether it be an accidental litter, cancer, or pyometra. And don't fool yourself with "it won't happen to my dog", sewmisskitty didn't think so either.

Best wishes to Gracie.

[carole]

Awesome news, I am thrilled to hear wee Gracie is doing much better, continue to spoil your wee girl rotten won't you , she sure deserves it after all she has been through, glad to know she is home and in loving hands again.