From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2002-12-30 03:25:37 UTC
Subject: Re: Pyometria - 6 year old female
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <32998743.1041218737286.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> My ferret recently has had surgery for pyometria, we thought it was a
> blockage, but surgery proved she was suffering from an incomplete spay,
> (Holmes Farms). She is slowly recovering, and I am concerned about the
> after care. She also had her left adrenal gland removed at the time of
> surgery, (I had had her on Lupron for 2 years.)
Dear Patti:
No, I doubt that taking her off te prdnisone (provided she dowsn't also have an undiagnosed insulinoma will cause any problem.
Just want to clear up what may be a misconception. I don't know if this was an incomplete spay that you have described. Female ferrets with adrenal disease and high levels of circulating estrogens will develop what we call stump pyometra - even though an adequate spay has been done, the small remnants of the uterus can, under the influence of estrogen, develop an infection.
I wouldn't want to unfairly indict either a breeder or a vet for doing a poor job on the spay - it is likey they did a perfectly adequate job but were the victims of circumstance....
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM