Informe final de la práctica profesional en la clínica Salud Animal Centro Medico Veterinario

Abstract

The pyometra is the presence of purulent material in the uterus, which may present with an open or closed neck. Such pathology may lead to the death of the patient not being diagnosed and treated for a long time. It occurs when plasma levels of progesterone are increased, following estrus or by progestogen treatments. This pathology is most likely due to the secondary bacterial invasion, which would be opportunistic in nature, since bacteria that colonize the uterus are normally part of the vaginal flora. The following report describes the case of a six-year-old female Pug dog female, who consults for vaginal discharge, polydipsia, polyuria and inappetence, arriving at a presumptive diagnosis of open-collar pyometra. The patient has already gone through another veterinarian where she was diagnosed with cystitis and treated with Enrofloxacin and Prednisolone. Blood count, uroanalysis, blood chemistry and ultrasonography were proposed. Identifying endometrial thickening with marked increase in mucosal echogenicity, hypo / anechoic intraluminal content. Surgical treatment (ovariohysterectomy) was proposed to correct the pathology and prevent the patient's death.