Clyde Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I have a little rescue girl (small breed) here who was desexed last Friday. She was not in season at the time of desexing (as far as the vet clinic knows) but is dripping old, brownish blood intermittently but not when urinating. She is also quite underweight. Have already phoned the vets but just wondering if anyone had any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Clyde, I don't want to worry you but I had this with an old rescue girl I got from Renbury. My vet had found a tumour when desexing her and hoped she'd gotten most of it out. The bleeding went on for 2 weeks after desexing, it wasn't an infection and she opened her up again and took out more tissue. Bleeding stopped 6 months later, bleeding started again and when they opened her up, the tumour had grown back and could not be removed, so I lost my beloved Gloria to ovarian cancer. If someone had desexed her when she was young instead of allowing her to have numerous litters, she'd probably be here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 That's so sad . A similar thing happened to a Staffy I adopted through rescue before I got my pup, except the tumour wasnt detected at the time of desexing! This little girl now is only about 18 months old but has been bred from. Was just wanting to go to the vets armed as it's a rescue vet not my own so I want to be prepared. She was in care elsewhere so it really should have been picked up before now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mmm usually if they haven't been on heat or didn't recently deliver puppies there should be no bloody after desexing. I had a girl that had miscarried quite a few weeks before we had her desexed and she probably still had a discarge for a week afterwards. Do you know if she had had a litter recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Bree discharged old brown blood for ages after desexing. I did take her in but the vet said as long as it wasn't red blood indicating new bleeding and she was eating well and quite happy to just keep an eye in her. She was fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Not in the past two months but I dont know about before that. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Has it decreased over the last week at all? If so maybe give it some more time. If not then maybe an ultrasound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Unfortunately her previous carer has no brain so I have no history except to be sure she didn't have any puppies while there. Even then I wonder if they would have noticed, maybe she did Will let you know how we go. Bree discharged old brown blood for ages after desexing. I did take her in but the vet said as long as it wasn't red blood indicating new bleeding and she was eating well and quite happy to just keep an eye in her. She was fine I like the sound of that! Fingers crossed we have the same outcome. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I wouldn't see a recent history of having had puppies to be relevant now that she doesn't have a uterus. Desexing leaves a wound at the top of vagina where the uterus was removed. It's expected that humans will discharge after hysterectomy for a few weeks and in this case it's old blood from the internal wound healing. In saying that, it's not something I've experienced before in rescue animals I've had speyed. If it's not stinky then it's probably not an infective process (though that's not 100% guarantee). I would expect that it will decrese and stop with time. See what your vet thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 It's an infection in the stump of her uterus from the surgery. She's now on antibiotics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Yay. Hope she recovers quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Great news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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