I have a 2 year old cocker staying with me over the xmas period,she belongs to a friend.just a short while ago i noticed she was licking her rear end quite a lot so i took a look and was shocked to see she has a lot of creamy discharge coming from her lady bits.Every time i wipe her it oozes out,have never seen anything like it.She is not spayed,has not had puppies and is a show dog.The discharge doesnt smell,is slightly tinged with colour but apart from the discharge there are no other symptoms,she is still lively,eating,drinking normally  but does keep licking herself.I called the vet and they said to keep an eye on her and if she starts acting differently at all to take her in.could this be pyometra?Im very worried,should i just take her anyway?any advice appreciated.thanks

when was her last season?

I would get some antibiotics to be on the safe side especially as she wasn't mine. Have you checked her temp?

Can you get hold of the owners and ask them for advice?

I just got a message back from her owners,last season was 11 weeks ago approx.she is as we speak chewing away at a meaty chew and loving it so definately no loss of appetite!

temp is 38.3 think i will take her to vet,that seems a bit high

I had a 2 year old with Pyo. no loss of appetite (She ate her brekkie just before I noticed the discharge), temp not overly high just large amount of discharge noticed when she stood up after sitting down. Plus some odd walking along and suddenly sitting down. Irritation from the discharge? She was just not quite right but nothing I could really put my finger on. She was 9 weeks post season. Involved a spey, Fluids and an overnight stop at the vets but has recovered well. I would definitely get your dog to the vet for at least a check.

Get her to the vets this morning. You should never hesitate if you suspect pyo.

just a quick update,its apparently just an infection and she is on antibiotics.Vet said her temp was normal,so is her appetite.He said to take her back after a being on the antibiotics for a few days for a check up or earlier if im worried at all.she seems perfectly happy so im hoping it will clear up soon.The discharge seems to have stopped too.Thanks for all the advice,was so worried.

Sounds like vaginismus.  Quite common in younger females before their first season, one of ours had thick stringy mucous coming out after every wee.  Vet gave us ABs, which didn't do anything.  He then wanted to flush her out (!) which he did once - and it caused her so much distress we refused to do more.  In the end, as soon as she got her first season, it went away.  Vet didn't seem to have any idea what it was - despite it being mentioned in the Book of the Bitch as quite common in female pups before 1st season.  I can only think they're spaying everything that moves and vets just are not getting much experience of a normal, intact female dog's cycles.  Not sure if it can be the same thing if this bitch is already having seasons though.

Well done on getting her to the vet, glad it's just the vaginal infection. My bitch is prone to that after seasons and I'm always on the lookout to get her straight onto antibiotics, no idea if it would be likely to spread up to the womb or not but I always prefer to get it sorted asap. :-)