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Originally Posted by Yoshismom1969  I am not anti-spay/neuter but I have seen some things growth wise and hormone wise that has scared me in a lot of friends dogs and rescue dogs that I know. I have had a few friends that had their dogs get Pyometra they are breeder/exhibitors only one lost their life. That does scare me because there can be no symptoms and is a silent killer however from what I have read it is pretty rare for that to happen. |
Pyometra isn't really that rare. I work in a vet clinic and I'd say we see at least 1-2 dogs a month that need emergency surgery for it. And it becomes A LOT more expensive than your typical spay. They need to be hospitalized for several days on IV antibiotics and sadly some of them still don't make it. I really wish more vets would talk to owners about the risks. My own dog had a mild case of it. Luckily I caught it early. At the time, I had no idea that could even happen (this was long before I started working in a vet clinic) and my vet at the time had never mentioned it.