[bassetmom26003]

OK so Ms. Annie started spotting bright red blood yesterday.......and I know I sound ignorant but I have never had a girl dog before. She is ?8-10 yrs old according to the vet. I was going to have her spayed and breast masses removed earlier in the summer but my Mom went in the hospital and the surgery got cancelled. Interestingly enough I think she may have been having a false pregnancy around May-June because soon after into July and August her bewbies shrank down dramatically and the masses disappeared. She seems to be acting OK, eating OK, just licking back there and the spots she is leaving around. I haven't checked her temperature. Do you think it is "just" heat or I should I worry about pyometra? She was adopted from a shelter a few hours away and appears to have had many litters......

 

[bassetmom26003]

I admit I have been dragging my feet on her spay a bit. When we did the preop visit for the spay/breast lumps (which are now undetectable) in June I asked for a chest xray to be done as I had read mammary cancer can spread to the lungs. She did have a solitary lung nodule which was fairly sizeable in her one lung. The vet wasn't sure if it could indicate a cancer or not. So even if the breast masses left (thankfully) that still remains in my mind. I also had paid attention to some posts on here about spaying older gals, pros/cons. I always worry about the risks of surgery, also reading that spaying around a heat cycle could cause more bleeding. Will keep an eye on her, and read about pyometra again so I can lookout for symptoms. Thanks for your input.