Hi
my bitch was diagnosed with open pyometra last sunday (1 week after season ended) and was successfully treated with alizin and antibiotics .  Vet has advised to mate on next season.   Has anyone successfully mated on next season after pyo treatment and was there any complications. I really want a pup from her to show but not at the risk to her. She's 4 years old and was mated this March and had 4 pups .  Vet also said she might come into season  earlier next time (usually ever 10 mths ).

Any advice would be appreciated.

A friend's bull terrier was successfully mated and produced a litter of 7 after a treated case of pyo. No complication, she did have a c-section but that was due to her breed rather than anything related to the pyo.

Shouldn't cause issues other than monitoring after mating and maybe putting on Antibiotics, and spay before she comes in season after the pups, so when they are about 11 -m 12 weeks old (it's what I do after a last litter anyway)

Thank you for your replies.

Someone said I should mate early as well ( we mated on day 18 last time, used ovulation testing) but if she's not ready wouldn't this just stress her out ?

Do progesterone testing and then you know when she is ready

You were lucky - I know pyometra can be treated with medication these days but usually a bitch with pyometra has to be spayed!    To be honest, regardless of what your vet says, I'd let her have another season before remotely trying to get her in whelp.   If she's already had a litter (wasn't there something good enough to keep for the next generation then?), I think she's done her bit for dog-dom, her breed and if she's 4, should be spayed now.  Just my opinion and probably not the answer you are looking for.

We did progesterone testing last time and the results were spot on, only mated once and had pups.

Unfortunately leaving another season is not an option,  this would put her at risk. She needs to mated on next season or spayed before. Vet has said she should have no complications.

Working full time with a family I didn't want a large number of dogs, so plan was to mate her only twice and the first litter was to make sure we choose the best possible stud to compliment her. Obviously, in hindsight if I knew the next season she would develop pyo I would have kept a pup from the first litter

Unfortunately leaving another season is not an option,  this would put her at risk. She needs to mated on next season or spayed before. Vet has said she should have no complications.

Working full time with a family I didn't want a large number of dogs, so plan was to mate her only twice and the first litter was to make sure we choose the best possible stud to compliment her. Obviously, in hindsight if I knew the next season she would develop pyo I would have kept a pup from the first litter

I can't think of any good reason to do a back to back mating, which this would be is she's not had a season in between and left at least 12 months between litters. Many breed clubs have this in the codes of ethics for very good reasons

It won't be back to back,  she had her pups in May. Just had another season the end of November and won't be due another season july/Aug  

I would never do back to back mating!

Sorry missed that she's recently had a season since her pups.

> Sorry missed that she's recently had a season since her pups.

That's how come she had a Pyometra

I need to read and think before I post sometimes esp late at night or early morning, actually any time of the day and engage the brain lol

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