Prostaglandin F2 alpha treatment of feline open pyometra.
Pyometra is not a very common problem in feline practice. When it occurs it often results in sterility in spite of proper medical treatment. Prostaglandins have been used in the treatment of reproductive abnormalities including pyometra in different animal species (Boothe 1984). Therefore it was taken in as a treatment of the pyometra in five breeding cats, where ovariohysterectomy was undesirable.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002415:Cats; D015237:Dinoprost; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013492:Suppuration; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D015237:Dinoprost