https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/22812/vaginal-cyst Hi, I would appreciate any thoughts on a case I am dealing with. The dog is a 12mo visla and is having her first season. She is well in herself and is showing no dysuria or straining. This cystic structure is not reducable or painful. thanken-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/138006?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:23:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c806f4ff-ed4d-408d-bc88-c15187abe162Luca Poddighe<p>I agree with your plan as, if hormonally induced, should improve at the end of the season and spay would&nbsp;prevent any reoccurence. Obviously according that the cyst doesn&#39;t cause urinary retention&nbsp;or discomfort to your patient.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137651?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:09:39 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:995ae089-69ce-4587-9030-d32c7d8a881bRebecca Marchewka<p>Thank you for your replies. It feels and looks like an amniotic sac. I have seen polyps / hyperplasia and this isn&#39;t like anything I have seen. The plan at the moment is to leave it until she finishes her season and see what happens then. If still an issue we will have to GA her and investigate it. Any thoughts / tips appreciated. Becky</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137649?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:58:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:20f90357-d7c1-454e-a6d9-0a56c679cfafKirsten Simpson<p>Yeah I agree, I saw quite a few of these in some Staffies and one in a Dogue de Bordeaux that were vaginal hyperplasia/slight prolapse. Went away post season and spaying prevented it happening again.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137647?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:49:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f51c84c6-131a-4ab6-adfc-364f3fc2bd93Joyce Whitehead<p>Or even just a vaginal hyperplasia? They can look really thin walled but go down nicely after the season. Spaying is curative.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137642?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:17:11 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:50c978d2-e21d-4985-9d6f-6e3f826d6e0dMartin Atkinson<p>Is it a cyst or a polyp? I have seen bitches with speculator vaginal polyps in the past which have prolapsed. These have been removed surgically with an episiotomy.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137630?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:36:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ee854373-5673-40a4-98cb-d0e3090c7945Rebecca Marchewka<p>I have considered that. I thought maybe it would be worth waiting until the season had finished in case it resolved then.&nbsp;</p> <p>On digital examination the cyst is continuous with the vaginal wall ventrally and laterally but not dorsally. I have looked at some papers about Gartners cysts but as far as I can see these are not associated with being in season although I do appreciate that the fact she is in season could be a red herring.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/137628?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:22:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7b6f1735-c3b2-4923-b166-918553b657cbGillian Mostyn<p>Sorry but only a very basic suggestion.... What about aspirating it so you can examine it better and also work out where it originates?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>