My dog has metritis & hydatid cysts. What meds should I buy?

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! How old is your dog? As dogs age there are chronic changes to the uterine lining, it becomes thickened and sometimes even cystic. Metritis just means inflammation of the uterine lining and there are many causes most of which have nothing to do with pregnancy. If she had purulent discharge from her vulva that indicates an infection. A pyometra means infection (puss) in the uterus. If she responded to antibiotics I would assume she has a pyometra. My best advice is to have her spayed. It is the best thing for your dog. If she had discharge then the pyometra is open. If there was no discharge it is considered closed. I wish you the best!

Hello. Your veterinarian just wants to make sure your pet is as healthy as possible & that any infectious cause of her illness are taken care of first. Then you can worm her & hopefully this will take care of all her problems. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Pyometra can cause damage to the lining of the womb and can reduce fertility. In many cases a 14day course of antibiotics will clear the infection in young bitches but if symptoms persist or recur before her next cycle the chances of successful breeding are much reduced and surgical neutering may be recommended. If breeding is intended, it should be done on the next heat cycle

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach to address your concerns. In regards to treatment for Neospora caninum, it is treated similarly to Toxoplasmosis. Either Clindamycin or sulfa drugs are used for prolonged periods of time to treat either one of these infections. You can test for Neospora caninum by sending out a blood sample to the laboratory for confirmatory purposes. I would suggest having her tested for this disease to rule out this condition definitively to see if the medication is even warranted. If this is degenerative myelopathy, unfortunately there is not much successful treatment for this condition. The ultimate outcome of degenerative myelopathy is death. There is no cure. The good news is that intensive physical rehabilitation and properly fitted and selected assist equipment can extend a dog's survival time by almost 3 years versus 6-12 months for dogs that do not receive physical therapy. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns I can help you with.

Antibiotics can be used, but they don't always cure a pyometra. The best treatment is surgery. If Narly cannot have surgery and she has cancer, it may be best to let her go peacefully. Pyometras make the dog extremely sick, and you do not want her to suffer if she cannot have surgery. There is no guarantee antibiotics will even help. I would speak to her vet about possibly letting her go if she can't have surgery. I am sorry.

Hello. No, this sounds pretty normal for a puppy ( many will experience bouts of hiccups ). However, metronidazole is an antibiotic & will do nothing for the roundworms. Ask your vet about this & make sure Hachiko receives something like pyrantel pamoate to remove all the roundworms from her GI tract. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Alizin is used to terminate a pregnancy but would not be effective for a pyometra. Prostaglandin F2alpha or dinoprost (marketed as Lutalyse in the U.S., not sure about the name in the U.K.) is a drug that is sometimes used in conjunction with antibiotics for medical management of pyometra. There are potential complications with the treatment so dogs often need to be hospitalized, but it is more effective than antibiotics alone. Sadie is beautiful - I hope she's feeling better soon!