The mean concentrations of CRP and serum albumin were not significantly higher in septic compared to non-septic bitches (p = 0.1 and p = 0.7, respectively) (Table 3).
Colostrum yielded a lower percentage of S. pseudintermedius isolates, but the difference among D1, D7 and D15 isolates was significant only for untreated bitches (P = 0.02).
The mean SAA concentration were significantly higher in septic compared to non-septic bitches (p = 0.006) (Table 3 and Figure 1).
As Figure 1 indicates, one of the MRSP positive breeding bitches (P-860) was only a transient carrier and had likely caught it through contact to another MRSP positive dog (P-843).
However, in the bitch the prolonged P phase during metestrous as well as the importance of the E P ratio for the sensitive balance of steroid hormone receptor expression are unique scenarios, and therefore the mimicry of this special hormonal situation in the cycling canine endometrium deserves particular consideration in further studies.
In bitches younger than four years, 12 out of 139 (9.8%) suffered from primary uterine inertia, while among those older than four years this occurred in 30 out of 156 bitches (19.2%) (P = 0.00931).
Bitches suffering from pyometra had significantly higher plasma levels of endotoxins (mean of all sampling occasions) than control bitches (unpaired t-test, P < 0.05).
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The need for veterinary treatment increased with increasing age of the bitch, (chi-square trend analysis: P = 0.00007).
All of the bitches with negative titers had participated in dog shows and competitions, whereas 11.3% of the positive bitches had never attended such activities (P = 0.017).
During summer and fall, only bitches from the two highest titer categories were represented (P < 0.01, Table 3).
