She said the egg was a single, soft shelled egg that had started to decompose in the uterus. She was a bit surprised that Luke did not become septic much earlier, but said that sometimes when an egg doesn't rupture, it will just sit and sit in there, undetected and unable to pass.
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That is so great that Luke is looking alot better. She still has a long way to go, and even if she is to be spayed, diet and lighting still would have to be addressed. Lack of circulating calcium and phosphorus in the body can later result in seizures resulting from hypocalcemia. This happens more to males than females. So addressing the causes for her current problems have to be addressed so that she does not have other health related problems.
As to the actual egg itself, since it was in the uterus, the risks in septicemia are lower because the egg, though softshelled was intact, and the contents would be sterile. Plus the vascualr system of the oviduct is designed to feed fluids and minerals into the oviduct during the various stages of ovulation. Whereas if she had an ectopic egg, this could have caused septicemia. Wheras the vasular tissue in the abdomen and intestines would have became convulated (swollen) and absorbed harmful pathogens.
Note: When a hysterectomy or salpingectomy is done the hormonal feedback loop between uterus and ovary inhibits folliclular release of the oocytes (yolk sphere). Ovulation ususally stops when the oviduct has been removed...BUT egg yolk peritonitis is a rare postoperative incident. Prior to removing the oviduct she would need to be scoped to assure that the follicles are inactive.
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That is so great that Luke is looking alot better. She still has a long way to go, and even if she is to be spayed, diet and lighting still would have to be addressed. Lack of circulating calcium and phosphorus in the body can later result in seizures resulting from hypocalcemia. This happens more to males than females. So addressing the causes for her current problems have to be addressed so that she does not have other health related problems.
As to the actual egg itself, since it was in the uterus, the risks in septicemia are lower because the egg, though softshelled was intact, and the contents would be sterile. Plus the vascualr system of the oviduct is designed to feed fluids and minerals into the oviduct during the various stages of ovulation. Whereas if she had an ectopic egg, this could have caused septicemia. Wheras the vasular tissue in the abdomen and intestines would have became convulated (swollen) and absorbed harmful pathogens.
Note: When a hysterectomy or salpingectomy is done the hormonal feedback loop between uterus and ovary inhibits folliclular release of the oocytes (yolk sphere). Ovulation ususally stops when the oviduct has been removed...BUT egg yolk peritonitis is a rare postoperative incident. Prior to removing the oviduct she would need to be scoped to assure that the follicles are inactive.
