Originally Posted by mmound
I had no doubt I was right, been down this road a time or two, so that wasn't the issue.
The issue was you asking for help ... me taking the time to correctly inform you ... and then you coming back like a wise-ass, claiming it was a "vaginal infection" and worms ... calling me a "know it all" ... and then later finding out that "vaginal infection" was in fact pyometra (which is not a vaginal infection; it's a disorder of the uterus).
Nowhere did I see any "thank you" or gratitude for making sure you took your bitch in and telling you what to look for.
You gave just a one-liner or two, and a little lip, followed by an admission I was correct to begin with ... which, again, I didn't need to be told.
I figured it was either pyometra or babesia.
If I had the bitch in front of me, I could have told you which one, but I didn't so I knew that a vet could tell.
Many bitches get symptomatic for babesia when in heat ... because it destroys the blood cells ... and when they lose blood through their heat cycle as well, sometimes it's too much for the body to keep that kind of blood loss in check ... so they start to go down. That's why I said to check for that as well.
The other common ailment is pyometra, which usually starts to lay a bitch out right after they come out of a heat cycle.
It's not rocket science.
It's a matter of having the experience (or being well-read enough) to know what potential troubles lie ahead for bitches in heat.
I have quite a bit of both.
My very first two litters I made, back in 1988, I already had bought two 2-inch-thick vet books ... because I gave a shit enough to be informed right from the beginning ... and you'd best believe that the entire "breeding-whelping" section was read in both books before my bitches ovulated on Day 12 and I was making my breedings. I wanted to be prepared!
I have since added about 9 other topshelf books to my repertoire ... and about 25 years of actual hands-on experience ... more experience than just about any vet author ... so it may "surprise you" that I was right ... but it sure doesn't surprise me.
But what I expect is a little more gratitude, and a little less lip, out of anyone I take the time to help.
Jack
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