Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

janine redman — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 21:04:34 GMT

In that case I would ultrasound stump and scope vagino-cervical,area in case there is an infection from retained suture material .
I had one dog ,( my own - typical vets dog ) that had a grass seed imbedded in that are which caused bleeding and self trauma . I have also had a couple of dogs with problems arising from infection in the cervical stump

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Claire Godfrey — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:06:04 GMT

So for an update I did a Anti-mullerian hormone and progesterone sample for this dog as Idexx said doing the progesterone made this more accurate. It has come back as not consistent with ovarian tissue.

The owner now reports her friends dog did the same for about 18months after being spayed!??! So has anyone else come across this at all because I never have.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Dinu Catilina — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:03:23 GMT

[quote userid="9440" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/soft-tissue-surgery/f/discussions/29907/monthly-bleeding-1-year-post-spay/231097#231097"]Is there a specific dose rate or protocol for its use that is available to view please?[/quote]

This:

https://www.vettimes.co.uk/app/uploads/wp-post-to-pdf-enhanced-cache/1/delayed-postoperative-bleeding-in-greyhounds.pdf

However, if you read this, it looks like there is no strong evidence to support hyperfibrinolysis in greyhounds so maybe we are overreacting.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../jsap.13068

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Joyce Whitehead — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:42:15 GMT

We are also using Tranexamic acid routinely for sight hound surgery, we’ve had a couple with bad bruising post op and one dental extraction that bled so we preempt it now. We use 10mg/kg slow iv pre op.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

janine redman — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:52:37 GMT

Is there a specific dose rate or protocol for its use that is available to view please?

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Dinu Catilina — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:11:58 GMT

[quote userid="12274" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/soft-tissue-surgery/f/discussions/29907/monthly-bleeding-1-year-post-spay/231078#231078"]By the way, is anyone giving tranexamic acid to GreyHounds routinely before surgery eg spey, dentals ?[/quote]

I am, before any kind of surgery.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

bevs2251 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:28:04 GMT

Many vets in Oz using pre-emptively in GreyHound surgeries & dentals. We seem to have a reasonable number with Von Willebrand type predisposition so used as a precaution. I haven’t done so as yet but have had a castrate bleed ++ after surgery (did usual open procedure). Haven’t done a lot of GreyHound surgery in past but we do lots of rescue ones where I work now.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Anthony Todd — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:58:24 GMT

Dr Google says:

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

bevs2251 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:20:30 GMT

The one with high levels was fully intact so speyed. By the way, is anyone giving tranexamic acid to GreyHounds routinely before surgery eg spey, dentals ?

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

janine redman — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:50:20 GMT

What do you mean by “high one speyed,intact”?

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

bevs2251 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:18:43 GMT

Sorry, right ovary retained in cats.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

bevs2251 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:17:55 GMT

N = 4. 2 GreyHounds recently tested owned by homeless lady, surrendered to rescue group. One tested high, one low - high one speyed, intact. 3 cats all tested high, 2 young ones - left ovary retained (I did surgery on both, new grad ‘speyed’ rescue kittens 1 year previously). 3rd cat older, suspected oestrogen hormone from female menopausal owner supplementation affecting cat - high AHH level, retained cancerous ovary. Can’t comment beyond own experience so far.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Helena Rymaszewska — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:10:02 GMT

not reliable apparently, according to last webinar I listened to

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

bevs2251 — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:40:58 GMT

Anti-mullerian hormone test for retained ovary/remnant.

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

janine redman — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:16:33 GMT

Run oestrogen and progesterone assays when bleeding

RE: Monthly bleeding 1 year post spay.

Dinu Catilina — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:23:58 GMT

I would look for ovarian tissue.

[quote userid="2792" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/soft-tissue-surgery/f/discussions/29907/monthly-bleeding-1-year-post-spay"]. Strangely this also coincides with the female owners cycle. [/quote]

Maybe her cycles changed to match the dog!