I just got a call from the vet. What excatly is a staff (staph) infection in a dog? What does it mean? He has a bladder stone is why we did a culture on him. He has as had PU surgery. Because of stones.
2007-03-12 09:27:50 · 4 answers · asked by gizmo0013 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I just dont understan he is not showing any signs of being sick. A PU is where he was a male but they went in and but that part off and opened him up to be a girl. Could the open park like a girl be what is causing it?
2007-03-12 09:43:12 · update #1
Katie D it is not just nutering him. He had stones that he couldnt pass so they had to do a special surgry called a PU which cuts off his male organ and opens him up to a female. It is very difficult to explain. He is a female now, He was nutered be4 this surgry so I know what nutering is. All of my other animals that are males are nutered.
2007-03-13 01:08:48 · update #2
Maybe this will explain the PU surgry:
This was all done because of stones in his urethra.
Perineal urethrostomy is the procedure that is done to make a new opening in the urethra in the perineal area (the area between the scrotum and the anus). The procedure is most commonly done in male cats that suffer from Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) and to bypass an obstruction of the urethra in the penis. It is also indicated if there is trauma to the penis or lower urethra.
Most FLUTD cats are 2-6 years old neutered males, sedentary and overweight. The cause of FLUTD is unknown, but FLUTD cats are predisposed to urethral obstruction. And an animal that has suffered trauma to the urethra, either from a laceration caused by a broken pelvic bone, direct injury to the penis, or from traumatic catheterization of the urethra, may require a perineal urethrostomy.
2007-03-13 01:14:23 · update #3
This is a link that explains step by step what a PU is:
http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/cms/portals/_default//pdfs/2007/articles/07_March_pro.pdf
2007-03-13 01:24:52 · update #4
Very graphic!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-13 01:30:49 · update #5
A staph infection, in anyone (dog, human, whatever...) is a bacterial infection that can be deadly. It's caused by Un-sanitary conditions and is transmitted via open wounds or sutures.
If I were you, I'd find another vet....
2007-03-12 09:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by Yo LO! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't understand the question about your dog being a girl now. just because you had him neutered didn't make him female. staff infection is caused by bacteria, could be caused by your dog scratching an area that is irritated already etc. Not necessarily the vet office not being clean. He needs antibiotics and will be ok.
2007-03-12 10:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Staphlococcus is a common bacteria and can cause serious infection. He will need a round of antibiotics to clear it up.
2007-03-12 09:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your sick man come on wold you want some1 messing with you stuff with out your consint???????p.s i would put him/her to sleep
2007-03-19 07:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by joshua c 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋