Mim Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Daina is a 6 year old desexed female Pembroke Welsh Corgi. At the start of the year we took Daina to the vet because her vulva looked mucky. It was then discovered that she has an inverted vulva (also called hypoplastic, recessed or juvenile) and the mess was vulvar fold dermatitis as well as a UTI. We have tried antibiotics, anti-inflammatory injections, topicals and daily cleaning but the infection is very stubborn and she is uncomfortable, so tomorrow she is having surgery to correct the inversion (vulvoplasty). I am writing this post because when I was researching, there was not a lot of information about the surgery and people's experiences. This is one website I did find to be helpful. I will be updating this post including photos of her progress in case it will help somebody else one day. Before: Lying on her back She is standing in this photo and I have spread the skin to pull open the vulva a bit. You can see some muck in there. And the rest of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 All the best for her surgery tomorrow, hope all goes well and she has a nice smooth recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thanks, CC! Dropping her off at 8am :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 The surgery went very well and she's home now. I don't want to bother her at the moment so will take photos tomorrow. It is currently swollen and a bit bloody but looks so much better. They shaved off so much fur though! The vet nurses loved her and said she was the best behaved of all the patients they had today. :) She's had some dinner and is currently sleeping. Muddy wants to get to her SO badly but he is a nurse dog (always licking any cuts or blisters we have) so he won't be going near her for more than nose-sniffs for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Glad to hear it went well, poor Daina and her shaved butt! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Glad to hear it went well, Mim. Look forward to hearing more of her progress :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Very interested to hear how she goes. I haven't read your link as yet, but from memory bitches with such vuluvas often benfit from having a season is that still thought of as correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Yes oso. Unfortunately it was never noticed when she was younger and she was desexed without ever having a heat. For a while I was very annoyed that the vet who desexed her hadn't picked it up because we would have let her have a few heats to see if it corrected itself, but what's done is done. She's doing really well. She's obviously very uncomfortable but I'm just encouraging her to sleep all the time. She is eating, drinking and toileting so that's good. She starts her tablets tonight; antibiotic and painkiller + anti inflammatory. Starting tonight as she had injections of everything yesterday. Will post photos soon. The area is very swollen and has a lot of bruising but I actually think it looks quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffikki Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 My girl had all the same problems and had the surgery when she was about 22 months old. I also struggled to find much info about it! Hope her recovery is quick :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 This is rather timely. Friend in the USA has a female Vizsla being checked for issues. Appears mention has been made of your girl's diagnosis, mim. Shall follow this thread. Paws crossed for quick recovery and more comfort down the track. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Raffikki, did your girl stop being bothered by the stitches? Daina is so annoyed by them but I'm hoping as the healing begins they won't be as uncomfortable. They'll be in for 10-14 days. Here are photos from this morning: Standing - can't see anything but swelling from this POV Lying on her side with leg lifed And this was her drugged face when we brought her home :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 This is rather timely. Friend in the USA has a female Vizsla being checked for issues. Appears mention has been made of your girl's diagnosis, mim. Shall follow this thread. Paws crossed for quick recovery and more comfort down the track. :D If it is an inverted vulva and the dog isn't desexed then definitely encourage them to let her have a heat or two, if they are planning to desex her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 This is rather timely. Friend in the USA has a female Vizsla being checked for issues. Appears mention has been made of your girl's diagnosis, mim. Shall follow this thread. Paws crossed for quick recovery and more comfort down the track. :D If it is an inverted vulva and the dog isn't desexed then definitely encourage them to let her have a heat or two, if they are planning to desex her. Thank you. I have already emailed her with the info. She's new to dogs in general. But her diligence in trying to find out as much as possible is wonderful. Family is lucky they are covered already by Pet Insurance and can manage costs. Their breeder did offer to take the puppy back. They declined as they are already bonded. Your gal is gorgeous, mim. Wishing you both the best here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffikki Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Raffikki, did your girl stop being bothered by the stitches? Daina is so annoyed by them but I'm hoping as the healing begins they won't be as uncomfortable. They'll be in for 10-14 days. Electra was quite uncomfortable for about a week, from memory. I let her sit on tea towels which were wrapped around bags of ice and she seemed to appreciate that most of the time. I also think as it's changed the whole feel of the area, it look her that long to get used to it...she's very sensitive like that though, so may be different for your girl. I have an album on facebook with pictures and the odd comment about her journey if you'd like a to have a look :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 I like that icepack idea although Daina is spending most of her time lying down rather than sitting. I would really like to see the album, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffikki Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Electra was laying with the ice pack most of the time, she also didn't really want to sit much, especially in the first few days I'll send the link in a pm now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Electra was laying with the ice pack most of the time, she also didn't really want to sit much, especially in the first few days I'll send the link in a pm now :) Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffikki Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Just thought I would add a link I still have book marked(that I found years ago) that has a bit of info, link for video and pictures, and the References the info was collected from :) http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=67934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Just took a photo while she's snoozing. Swelling has gone down and the bruising is slowly fading. This is how she's lying a lot of the time so it mustn't be too painful for her, otherwise she wouldn't have her legs against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Love that last photo :) Glad it's going well . Another week & you'd never guess :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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