Nope, not ringworm this time but it looks like a case of vaginitis for Ella. She had this in January and the vet (the old one that we don't go to anymore) said it was juvenile vaginitis. Yesterday and today we've noticed a long string of discharge on two occasions so I've booked in to see the vet tomorrow. It doesn't seem to be bothering her and she's not toileting more frequently (and no incontinence) so who knows what they'll say but surely the discharge is abnormal. I really hope it's not going to be one of these reoccurring things...
Poor Ella she really has been through it I would say any discharge is abnormal so you do well to get her to the vet quickly. How is she in herself, is she eating and drinking normally. I can't remember if she's been spayed? xx
Something else I don't know anything about sorry Emily......Helen's question came into my mind too about whether or not she has been spayed ? X
Please also get them to check for pyometra as discharge was the symptom she had. Apart from discharge there weren't any other symptoms as she was still playing, eating and drinking. It usually occurs in older bitches who haven't been spayed, but Harley had literally just turned one and the vet we seen said she was the youngest that she had ever seen to have this. They operated that day. Sorry, don't want to scare you but couldn't not say anything. Please do let us know how she is.
Yep she's eating, drinking and bouncing as normal . She has been spayed (early spay - before first heat) so I'm slightly paranoid it's a by product of that. Poor girl, can't seem to get a good run at the moment
Sorry to read that you and Ella have something else to worry about. Hope it's nothing much and can be sorted quickly or it's not another thing you can't claim for
Well phooey. Ella doesn't have an inverted vulva, does she? That can lead to repeated urinary tract infections. http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/recessed-vulva-overlooked-cause-chronic-uti-dogs More recent information than in the link above suggests that allowing a heat, or even two, often fixes this naturally without the need for surgery but surgery might be an option, if she has this. http://www.askavetquestion.com/answer_np.php?id=1212-inverted-vulva-and-puppy-vaginitis Good luck, she must be uncomfortable but I bet she doesn't show it at all.
I have just had a look online and it does say that it's very rare but a dog, cat etc. that has been spayed can develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Would it be worth phoning your vet to ask Emily? x
We'll be at the vet in the morning (it's 11.15pm now) so I'm writing a list of questions. @Snowshoe, absolutely no idea! Just Googled recessed vulva (I can't believe the things I google theses days - thank goodness I remembered to put the word 'dog' in the search box). I'll ask the vet tomorrow. @charlie thanks for the information, I'll be sure to check with the vet. We've just had a really dramatic half an hour after Ella had a reaction to her wormer! Last month she had one night where she was panting and pacing and wouldn't settle. I spent the night in the lounge with her but she eventually settled. We brushed it off as a coincidence that we applied her wormer that evening. I'd completely forgotten about it until now. Tonight, the second I put the wormer on she started pacing, panting and whining. We knew straight away at that it had to be the wormer so the OH scooped her up and we ran to the bathroom. A quick bath, lots of shampoo and a rinse off and she was instantly a different dog. Now she's snoring in between us in bed. She had a similar reaction to Drontal as a puppy and now it looks like Revolution is off the list too! Just another thing to discuss with the vet. Arggghhhh this dog will make me go grey with all of the worry!
Sorry to see that Ella 's having such a hard time at the moment but hoping that the discharge is nothing to worry about, and at least you can try and resolve the wormer reaction at the same time. Fingers crossed that all is well.
I know the feeling! I do think though that quite a few people seem to have a tougher time when dogs are younger. No doubt a mix of getting into the routine of things that do/don't suit your dog (ie this wormer is ok, that one not), and a pile of sort of 'childhood illnesses'.
@Emily Jura also has this just now too. She's on her second week of antibiotics for a UTI and vaginitis. She wasn't showing any symptoms of the UTI it was the discharge I noticed, she hasn't been spayed yet as we wanted to wait until after her first season which she had in Feb. She's always been prone to UTIs, and what feels like a range of other things too!
I'm sure the vet can help you find a wormer that doesn't contain whatever is giving her that reaction. Glad she was OK after a rinse off. Hope it all goes well at the vet's today.
So Ella's urine sample didn't give us too much information. All levels were relatively normal. There was a small amount of bacteria and the pH was slightly lower than expected. Physically, she's a bit red and swollen (poor little girl ) and the vet could see a build up of mucus. She also said that her vulva was very slightly recessed. We have a course of antibiotics and anti inflammatories and need to go back if the symptoms don't go so that they can investigate further. At this stage we aren't sure if the issue back in January didn't clear up completely so has been lingering this whole time or if her slightly recessed vulva is causing the mucus production/build up. I guess time will tell. We also picked up a new wormer. We've gone with chewable ones this time rather than the back liner and the key ingredients are different so fingers crossed all will be ok. The poor girl can't get a break at the moment
Poor lass. I hope you can get to the bottom of it all. I'm sure there's an answer. Hope the new oral wormer suits Ella much better then the spot-on.
