Problem

Pyometra

Nature:

Pyometra is a disease mainly of middle-aged dogs and cats that have not been spayed. The uterus becomes infected (by bacteria from the vagina), inflamed and greatly enlarged. Pyometra follows a heat cycle in which fertilization did not occur. It is caused by an excessive quantity of progesterone, or an oversensitivity to it.

Subject(s):
Medicine Reproductive system
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
16.10.2020 – 17:37 CEST