08/08/2026
This female cat presented with a history of being missing for 2 weeks and had a severely distended abdomen. The owner initially suspected that she was pregnant. However, abdominal radiographs revealed a huge structure occupying almost the entire abdominal cavity. The diagnosis was severe closed pyometra.
A complicated ovariohysterectomy (OHE) was performed. During surgery, suction was required because the uterus was extremely enlarged and tense, making it impossible to exteriorize and remove it normally from the abdomen. A total of 1.7 kg of pus was removed from the uterus, while the cat’s body weight was only 3.34 kg.
This was an extremely severe and life-threatening case of closed pyometra that required immediate surgical intervention.
Kes kucing betina ini hilang selama 2 minggu dan mengalami pembesaran abdomen yang sangat ketara. Pemilik menyangka kucing tersebut bunting. Namun, pemeriksaan X-ray menunjukkan terdapat struktur yang sangat besar memenuhi hampir keseluruhan rongga abdomen. Kucing ini sebenarnya mengalami closed pyometra yang sangat teruk.
Pembedahan ovariohisterektomi (spay) yang rumit telah dilakukan. Semasa pembedahan, proses suction diperlukan kerana uterus terlalu besar dan tegang untuk dikeluarkan secara normal daripada rongga abdomen. Sebanyak 1.7 kg nanah berjaya dikeluarkan daripada uterus, sedangkan berat badan keseluruhan kucing hanya 3.34 kg.
Ini merupakan satu kes pyometra tertutup yang sangat serius dan boleh mengancam nyawa sekiranya rawatan pembedahan tidak dilakukan dengan segera.
