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[shasa99]

i have a 10 year old pom with pyometra taking meds per two day, what are her chances

[Margot49]

Totally agree.  The best thing you can do is have her spay.

[ginger899]

Please do not leave this. Hopefully the antibiotics will help combat the infection but they are NOT a cure for Pyometra. They will not completely get rid of it.
Pyometra -even if it appears to die down for a while, will almost certainly come back, probably at or after the next 'heat' cycle, but maybe even before. Incomplete treatment for it can result in toxic overload for the kidneys.

The only sure treatment is spaying, plus antibiotics, and if hospitalised, fluid therapy intravenously as well, to help protect the kidneys as much as possible.

[meme1217]

We just took my 11 year old pug to the vet yesterday, they did a culture test and states that she has an infection and although it wasn't clear if it was pyometra that chances were that it is. We were given an antibiotic and was told to get her spayed. But he also told us that if we were unable to have her spayed by the time the antibiotics were gone to come and get another refill.  

[Ghilly]

I COMPLETELY agree with Ginger on this.  I am baffled as to why your vet opted for antibiotic treatment and not surgery.  The only truly successful way to treat this disease is to remove the uterus.  A dog that has presented with pyometra once will do it again, and if they are helped by antibiotic therapy the first time, chances are good they won't be as lucky the next time.

The only good reason for not spaying in the face of pyometra is if the affected female is an exceptional representative of her breed or if it's a female from a nearly extinct bloodline that the breeder is trying to revive.  In these cases, prostaglandin injections are given which are extremely difficult for the dog to tolerate and can make them quite ill.  The infection, however, subsides and at that point, the female MUST be bred on her next heat cycle.  Normally, however, after the desired litter is on the ground and weaned, the female is spayed because it's only a matter of weeks or months before the pyometra most likely returns.  Each time the dog is reinfected it takes more and more out of her so it's best to spay her and just have it done with.

Has the vet given you any indication that your dog would not survive surgery?  Whether that was the case or not, I would most certainly find myself another vet and get a second opinion.  This is your dog'''s very survival we are talking about here, so please don't waste valuable time, get that second opinion ASAP.  Please keep us updated.

Ghilly

[ginger899]

What medication is she taking? Would that be antibiotics?
Did your vet specifically say that she couldn't have the surgery for removal of her womb and ovaries because of any weakness or other health issues she might have? Is that why the vet has opted for antibiotic treatment?

Unless she is not fit for surgery for any reason, then by far the best way to deal with Pyometra is definitely surgery (hysterectomy)
Pyometra can be somewhat held at bay with antibiotic treatment alone....sometimes. But it almost always recurs, so I am sorry to say this, but you and she are very likely to encounter this again in another 6 months (as it is often triggered by a "heat" cycle, or occurs after one.

I strongly feel that you should either go back to your vet, or make an appointment IMMEDIATELY with another vet. And if there is nothing else wrong with her, and her general condition and bloodwork is OK -opt for the surgery. That is my advice. I have a dog who survived Pyometra. I took her in quickly, her womb and ovaries were removed the very next day, and she also had fluid support (to spare the kidneys) and antibiotic support.
She was almost 13 when she had the surgery, and made it through just fine.
Don't wait, get back to your vet -or a vet- as soon as possible.