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Uterus of a dog. Pyometra in a dog. The most obvious symptom of open pyometra is a discharge of pus from the vulva in a female that has recently been in heat. However, symptoms of closed pyometra are less obvious. Symptoms of both types include vomiting, loss of appetite, depression, and increased drinking and urinating. [1]
False pregnancy*, or pseudocyesis, is a common condition in female intact dogs. Signs include swelling of the mammary glands, lactation, not eating, and "mothering" small objects. [163] Pyometra is an infection of the uterus. It is a common and potentially fatal condition in dogs.
Sometimes, this helps, but usually, the dog is not able to vomit. Swollen abdomen. Shock: Many of the symptoms seen in bloat (like restlessness and vomiting) are signs of shock, but dogs will also ...
The stomach twists on its supporting ligaments, sealing off the exits, and the contents begin to generate gas pressure which is very painful and rapidly causes shock and necrosis of large areas of stomach tissue. It can be fatal within a few hours. Dogs who have experienced bloat are very susceptible to recurrences.
Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), also known as gastric dilation, twisted stomach, or gastric torsion, is a medical condition that affects dogs and rarely cats and guinea pigs, [1] in which the stomach becomes overstretched and rotated by excessive gas content.
Dog pregnancies are typically divided into three stages: 1-3 Weeks: Small changes take place with a female dog’s body and behavior. It’s often hard to tell that they are pregnant this early ...
In animals, causes of abdominal bloating include: Gastric dilatation volvulus, a condition of dogs which occurs when gas is trapped inside the stomach and gastric torsion prevents it from escaping [28] Ruminal tympany, a condition of ruminant animals which occurs when gas cannot escape from the rumen.
The giant kidney worm (Dioctophyme renale; syn. Dioctophyma renale) is the largest known parasitic nematode and can infest the kidney and occasionally the abdominal cavity in dogs. Female worms reach lengths of over one meter by up to 12 mm in diameter; male worms measure 20 cm by 6–8 mm. Both sexes are blood red in color.