Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat straining from infected uterine stump after spay surgery
By Rota, Ada et al.·Published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·2011·Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10090 Grugliasco, Torino, Italy, Italy·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Unusual case of uterine stump pyometra in a cat
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A cat experienced abdominal straining nearly a month after being spayed, which turned out to be caused by a rare condition called uterine stump pyometra. This happens when a small piece of the uterus is left behind and becomes infected. During surgery to fix the issue, the vet drained the pus and removed as much of the remaining tissue as possible. Thankfully, four months later, the cat was doing well and, after a year, remained healthy with no further problems.
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Abstract
This report describes an unusual case of uterine stump pyometra in a cat whose main clinical sign at presentation was abdominal straining. At the time of ovariohysterectomy, the surgeon reported that the uterine body had a purulent content. Nearly a month after the surgery the cat showed abdominal straining. The enlarged uterine stump, filled with purulent fluid, had caused a compression of the rectum and secondary intestinal sub-occlusion. Surgical revision consisted of draining the purulent content of the remnant of the uterine body and ablating as much of it as possible; checking of the ovarian pedicles revealed the presence of a small fragment of whitish tissue on the right side, which was shown to contain, by means of histological observation and immunohistochemical staining, ovarian tissue. Four months after surgical revision the queen did not show any pathological signs and 1 year later she is still in good health.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfms.2010.11.013