Tigger is a lovely 9 year old Tortoiseshell cat who was brought to the clinic by her owner after noticing that Tigger had been a lot quieter in the past few days. Tigger had also stopped eating and had a very enlarged abdomen. Dr Zoe palpated Tigger's abdomen and found it to be full of free fluid. After further investigation it was found that Tigger's abdomen was enlarged with infected fluid and surgery was required.

Tigger was placed on an intravenous drip and treated with antibiotics to stabilise her before she was taken into surgery. Surgery was performed to investigate the source of the infection. The infection was found in Tigger's uterus. This condition is called pyometra and is common in unsterilised female pets. Having your pet desexed will prevent such infection and reduces the risk of mammary tumours. Our veterinarian surgeon removed Tigger's uterus and flushed out her abdomen to remove the infected fluid. After surgery Tigger weighed 40% (1.3kgs) less due to the removal of so much infected fluid!

Tigger recovered well from surgery and was sent to the Emergency Centre for further recovery over the weekend. She has recently had her sutures removed and is back to her normal spritely self! She is looking great and enjoying playing with her toys, and her owners have been taking great care of her.

Read more about desexing/ sterilisation.