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Originally Posted by mommadog1  Did you know pyometra is actually rare? It is caused from not being bred. |
oops, I didn't finish that sentence.. When a female dog is allowed to go through heat cycles without being bred the lining in the uterus can thicken.
As Intact female's age the uterus may become progressively thickened and cystic from repeated hormonal stimulation. This condition called cystic endometrial hyperplasia.
Uterine secretions are greatest during diestrus, the period following estrus, when blood levels of progesterone hormone are maximal. Some inflammatory cells are always present in the secretions.
Despite frequent opportunities for bacterial contamination from the lower reproductive tract, the fluid accumulation in the
thickening uterus remains free of bacterial infection in most dogs.
Pyometra occurs when the excessive uterine secretions become infected with bacteria.
I just went through this with a rescue we took in a couple of months ago so I have researched it to death..
I choose to spay and neuter when I am not breeding a dog or female dog.
And I stand firm in my belief that it should remain a CHOICE and not forced on us by yet another law taking our rights away.