I have a female yorkie that more than likely has pyometra,she will not eat a single thing she is losing weight but she does drink water.I took her to the vet on Tuesday the 18th I thought she was just in heat because she was bleeding on sheets and the couch.The vet was wanting to charge me close to 500.00 to do blood work and surgery for the disease since she is still intact but I just don't have that kind of money so he told me I could give her prednisone and antibiotics to see how that does but I need to know how do I get her to eat something. How serious is this? Do they live without having emergency surgery?

Any help at all is appreciated
Sondra

How serious is it? She could die. It depends on whether it is an open or closed pyometra. Since it sounds like it may be an open one, the medical treatment may be enough. However, you should be aware that this may happen again, and should probably have her spayed after this clears up to prevent it.

But really, there are some serious risks here whichever way you go. Essentially, you have a uterus that is full of bacteria, which makes the spay much more tricky than normal, because you don't want any of that to contaminate the abdominal cavity. If you just do the medical route, you run the risk of the bacteria spreading and winding up with an even sicker dog. If I were you, I'd be talking to friends and family to try and get the money for the surgery. Or perhaps your vet will arrange for payments. At a minimum, I'd be talking seriously to the vet to understand the risks of both treatment options, so that I could make an informed choice.

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Originally Posted by froggy7

How serious is it? She could die. It depends on whether it is an open or closed pyometra. Since it sounds like it may be an open one, the medical treatment may be enough. However, you should be aware that this may happen again, and should probably have her spayed after this clears up to prevent it.

But really, there are some serious risks here whichever way you go. Essentially, you have a uterus that is full of bacteria, which makes the spay much more tricky than normal, because you don't want any of that to contaminate the abdominal cavity. If you just do the medical route, you run the risk of the bacteria spreading and winding up with an even sicker dog. If I were you, I'd be talking to friends and family to try and get the money for the surgery. Or perhaps your vet will arrange for payments. At a minimum, I'd be talking seriously to the vet to understand the risks of both treatment options, so that I could make an informed choice.

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Is there anything I can get her to eat so she will not be so weak,she turns down can food and cheese.

Give her another day or 2 on the antibiotics and Prednisone. If she feels better, she will eat. Pyomtrea is a very serious problem. The medicine may or may not control it. You are gambling with her life. If she isn't eating better by Friday, call the vet for suggestions.

You can try to tempt a dog with all kinds of rich food, but such a diet can add liver or pancreas problems to whatever else is wrong.

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Originally Posted by labman

Give her another day or 2 on the antibiotics and Prednisone. If she feels better, she will eat. Pyomtrea is a very serious problem. The medicine may or may not control it. You are gambling with her life. If she isn't eating better by Friday, call the vet for suggestions.

You can try to tempt a dog with all kinds of rich food, but such a diet can add liver or pancreas problems to whatever else is wrong.

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My yorkie is feeling much much better my question now is should she continue taking all of the prednisone before I have her spade or will it hurt by going ahead with the surgery before finishing the medicine.

Make sure she takes all her prednisone before the spaying. Steroids slows healing down.