Pyometra is a common and serious illness in adult intact dogs and cats. Because a patient experiencing pyometra may deteriorate rapidly, this condition requires emergency intervention.
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“Keep in mind that a good appetite does not rule out disease, because cats with certain conditions (e.g. hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, malnutrition from malabsorption or maldigestion, internal parasites, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, nonsuppurative cholangitis-cholangiohepatitis complex) may have a normal or increased appetite.”
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