Study on spay neuter

[ladyjane]

Removed inaccurate information. Confused two terms .

[Teegy]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Not sure where you got this information, but you might want to take a look at this link: Pyometra cannot occur if there is no uterus. Pyometra: More Than a Uterine Infection While it's true, any illness probably occurs when the immune system is weak, so proper diet, exercise, etc., are important, we really never know what will weaken the immune system and simply getting older could do it.

Nancy it was Stump as Gemy mentioned

[Teegy]

Gemy if only we could pull out own resources and fund a study ourselves.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Teegy

Nancy it was Stump as Gemy mentioned

This link says:

A true stump pyometra is an uncommon problem which refers to a hormone
(progesterone) mediated infection of a remnant of the uterus. The term stump
pyometra is often misused for a more common condition, a stump granuloma,
which is focal inflammation of remnant uterine tissue, often caused by a reaction
to suture material and which may or may not have bacterial infection at the
same time.

A spayed dog with no remaining ovarian tissue should not be at any appreciable
risk of developing stump pyometra, however it could get a stump granuloma.
The use of absorbable suture material which eventually disappears, and
minimizing residual uterine tissue in the abdomen post spay, are also advised. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/s...pyogranu-1.pdf

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Teegy

My dogs were still growing at a year and a half to two, so I'm basing this statement on my experiences.
The chances of an infection developing in a healthy environment are a lot less than those of a dog with a weakened immune system. But like many illnesses often they are tie to the genetic makeup of a dog.
Do you have an good resources other than the one from the RSPCA that we can share with everyone else regarding this nasty infection. So many people an still uninformed about so much and are new dog owners, this is good info for them to know.

Small dogs stop growing around a year old. They might still "fill out" after that but they will normally reach there full body frame size by a year. Dogs do not have to have a weakend immune system to get it so the dog having a weak immune system or a healthy environment makes no difference.