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Help! Vaginal drainage from pregnant yorkie This is my second thread. The first one was about my pregnant yorkie not eating. Well, she's eating now, but she started having a vaginal discharge last night. It looks like pus, but doesn't seem to have an odor. I called the emergency vet and was told that if she appears to be feeling ok, there's no need to bring her in. Maybe she's not really pregnant. I can't feel the puppies yet and she'll be 7 weeks tomorrow. I thought I felt them about a week ago, but now I'm not sure. Has anyone else had this happen to their yorkie? I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. |
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Please take her to the vet today. If It looks like pus and there is a question as to rather or not she is pregnant, it could be a uterine infection and believe me you don't want to take that chance. She needs to be seen. |
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I would feel alot more confident in that ER vet if, when mentioning "possibly pregnant", "pus", and "vaginal discharge" all in the same sentence, they would have suggested she be seen by a vet! |
Thanks Yorkiemom. I called another emergency vet and they asked about the discharge. I'm not exactly sure if it's pus. It doesn't seem to have an odor and it's sticky. Doesn't pus smell bad. Plus, she's finally hungry, which she hasn't been for awhile. They said that I could probably keep an eye on her and wait if she's not running a fever and eating ok. I'm going to watch her very closely and any sign of her feeling bad, she goes to the vet. Thanks so much for your input and I will post again when there's a development. |
Pus doesn't always smell bad. Some bacteria have a sweet smell. They will probably obtain a sample and check it out. Please keep us posted |
I could be a verity of things. At first I though her mucus plus was thinning but that does not show as "puss" like fluids. Plus if she is pregnant it is too soon for her mucus plug to be thinning. If she does have a UTI and it goes untreated it could result in a very painful whelping. Some infections can be passed onto the pups as they pass during whelping so this is something you do not want to be lax with. I would suggest taking her to your regular vet first chance you get. |
I wouldn't hesitate to take her to a vet today to make sure all is ok. |
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Well, Baby's not pregnant. She has mucometra and had to stay at the vet for 4-6 days. They're going to give her medication that causes the uterus to contract. I feel so bad. She has to be really scared. She's never been away from home and kept in a cage. She always sleeps with me at night. They said I can visit her, but I think that might confuse her. She might think I'm there to bring her home and then she'd be disappointed. I don't know if I can do that to her. Thanks everyone for your help. I'll post again when she gets home. Charlene |
I'm glad that you got her to a vet, whew. I assume they will spay her as part of her treatment? Did they say she had Endometrial cystic hyper plasia as a cause of this or can mucometrIa happen isolated of that? What a roller coaster of emotions! I am so sorry your little girl has to go through this and so so glad you took her to a vet and got her taken care of. I wish expedient healing to your little lady, glad she is taken care of :yorkieg: |
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I will let everyone know how it goes. I think I will take her favorite pink squeeky toy. Charlene |
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I just got back from visiting Baby. She seems very energetic and I didn't notice any vaginal discharge. It appears that the treatment is working so far. I didn't talk to the vet though. They seemed swamped so I thought I would call later. I didn't get to visit long because she was too hyper and nervous. She almost pulled her IV out, so I had to leave. She did get her food and toy though, so I hope she eats now. Charlene |
Well this is a new one for me. I have never heard of the before. So happy that you pup it doing well and getting the care that she needs. Also I feel like the more she sees you the less depressed she will become. Did they say what caused it ? |
This is a condition that I would think all breeders should know about. When reading about pyometra, mucometra is often mentioned. People just breed dogs and don't know of the hazards...I do hope that anyone reading this thread who plans on breeding their pup will do some reading about these conditions. Here is a link with some information. Canine pyometra: Early recognition and diagnosis - Veterinary Medicine |
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As for what causes it, they don't know, only that it is hormone related. The mucus was really thick, but didn't seem to have any odor at all. I'm just thankful that she didn't have pyometra, which is worse. |
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Poor baby girl just misses her mommy. I've never had to leave any of my babies but I imagine its not easy being left alone or you leaving her. Now that I think of it a friends pup had this. She was very very sick right after her first heat and needed to have an emergency spay. She was only 3.5 lbs and it was a very scary situation for them both. That baby was in the ICU for 5 days and her mommy was not handling it well at all. I just didn't remember what she said it was called, but now I know. From what I understand it is a bacterial infection that happens when a female goes into heat. It can be hard to determine and can get worse once the cervix closes. Yes, you are lucky that is was caught before it got to that point. Please keep us posted on your babies progress! |
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