For The Love Of Sydney

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     The infection was still flowing leaving a mess on the sheets, towels and blankets.  This made me happy to see, I know this seems strange but as long the pus was draining it means her cervix is open. This is called open Pyometra, we want the pus to drain from her uterus. When this happens the pus is also found under the dogs tail and on bedding or furniture.  With a closed cervix, the pus is unable to drain and it collects in the uterus causing the abdomen to distend.  While the bacteria releases toxins that are absorbed into the bloodstream.  Dogs with closed Pyometra become severely ill, listless and very depressed.

      Five hours had past since she took her first antibiotics.  I lay beside her petting her tummy and talking to her until she finally feel to sleep.  At 2:00 p.m. she slowly got up and walked towards the back door, I let her outside to go potty.  When she came back inside she gulped down some water.  Within a few minutes she started vomiting up the water.  She lowered her head as if saying "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that."  I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her neck, kissing her and telling her that it was o.k.

     It was down hill from the point, I called the vet and told them that she is now vomiting up her water.  They told me that she may have drank to much to quickly. Try to get her to drink slow and to put time in between the drinking.  She seem to want more and more water, it was heartbreaking not being able to give it to her when she wanted to drink. But, it seem to be working she kept the water down for the rest of the day.     Until 7:00 p.m. the water started coming back up.  From the point on she couldn't keep pedialye or water down, even small amounts came right back up.   The vet had closed at 6:00 p.m. once again we were on our own.

      Dehydration was now my concern, how do I keep her from dehydration?   Even worse trouble was the infection seem to be less and less, her cervix was starting to close.