Quote Originally Posted by No Quarter Kennel View Post
No problem and no criticism taken. If I had that weak an attitude, I wouldn't share any of this on this board for others to learn from. No need to keep an learning experience all to myself.
Is there a preventative measure that can be taken to ensure a cleaner environment? What can we do, as breeders, to maximize our potential of a clean uterus and limit the potential of pyometra even occuring in the first place? If there is any.
Thanks
Unfortunately, no.

My understanding is that pyometra has nothing to do with a "clean environment," but more to do with hormonal fluctuations in the bitch which create the haven for bacteria. Thus it is an anomaly within the bitch.

The number 1 thing you can do to prevent pyometra in a bitch you want to keep is spay. Yet even that doesn't work 100% of the time as "what's left" of the reproductive area can still get infected (albeit, it's much less likely to do so). The next best thing is what you did: breed the bitch. My understanding is breeding the bitch changes the hormone cycle and it is what is recommended be done with pyometra bitches left intact: breed them till not needed, then spay.

Obviously, putting a bitch down is the most expedient way to never have to deal with that problem again.

Jack