okay.... 10 days ago, my dog weighed 87lbs. She's down to 77, but still alive. Was given $3k quote for emergency surgery for closed pyometra. While the vet left the room for me to decide, I jumped on her computer and started googling.
Declined the surgery and took my dog home. 4 days in, she could barely walk. Was trying antibiotics and manuka honey, but she would not eat anything, so I had to force open her mouth and force it. Thought she was going to die...Now we are ten days in and she is walking again, and has started draining pus. More and more pus is coming out. She is still not eating, but drinking a lot and peeing a lot.
I started with the =10 manuka from Trader Joes and today I went for the +24 Manuka Doctor from Whole Foods. I take a big finger glob and put in a piece of sliced turkey or ham and wrap it up and force her mouth open like I saw on a veterinary website and get the food in her throat and close her mouth and rub her neck.
She doesn't like that, but she's getting better. She is still not eating, but we went for a walk last night, about a mile. That's huge. We are not out of the woods by any means."
Posted By Erin (Columbus, Oh) on 02/14/2018
"I was so relieved to read your story because it's very similar to ours. Just wondering how your pupper is doing and if the treatment worked for her."Posted By Graces (Asheville NC) on 10/24/2022
"How long do you keep giving the formula? I did it and she was better in one day so I scaled down to 2 times a day for a day and now it is back."Posted By Bambi (Las Vegas ) on 11/24/2023
"Hello, my dog just got diagnosed with closed pyometra also and the vet wasn’t over $3000 for the surgery. I have been on my phone looking for advice and I am so happy to see your story. Please if you can give anymore advice I need anything. Thank you"
EC: Many additional positive posts are on our Pyometra page, so please read them all.
