VPN Plus+ ExclusiveNon-Surgical Treatment Options for Pyometra and Pregnancy TerminationDecember 26, 2025Bruce Christensen, DVM, MS, DACT, discusses reasons for considering medical options over surgical spay for cases of canine pyometra and pregnancy termination. Dr. Christensen will then explain the available medical treatment options including protocols, efficacy, and side effects. These include prostaglandins, dopamine agonists, steroids, and progesterone receptor blockers.
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Pros, cons of surgical sterilization, neutering options for femalesSeptember 14, 2017Among the most common surgical procedures in small animal practice are those for sterilization and neutering. The goal of these procedures is both to prevent reproduction and to provide a net health benefit for the patient that may include avoiding the risks of reproduction, reducing the incidence of those disease that are more common in intact animals, and reducing behaviors associated with intact status that can lead to relinquishment.
