A justifiably dreaded condition seen in older bitches is metritis, inflammation of the uterus. It oftens occurs after oestrus, but may also develop days or weeks later. Any febrile condition during this period may develop into pyometra.

The symptoms are a more or less marked failure to thrive and a discharge from the vagina, sometimes only slight, that serves as a definite indication that pus has collected in the uterus. Such a discharge is certainly no indication for total hysterectomy, which is invariably followed by obesity.

The form of metritis known as pyometra provides an excellent illustration of the valuable service homoeopathy is able to render. Hourly  Pulsatilla 4x or 6x will cause a 'fountain' to flow that will
cleanse the uterus from the considerable volume of secretions it contains and bring about a cure. Lachesis, Pyrogenium and Echinacea angustifolia given in addition will deal with the dangerous infection.  In bad cases (do not hesitate to contact your vet.)
 
French practitioners treat the condition with the triad: Sepia 6x  Helonias dioica 6x  Hydrastis 6x
in equal parts, three or four times daily, complementing this with a teaspoonful of Kalium iodatum 3x in lOOg
of water after every meal, as this has a profound action on the mucosa.
We have also seen good results with Sabina 8x, not so much in the acute, but in subacute and chronic forms. Sabina may also be used as follow-up therapy.

Infertility:

Infertility is becoming more and more of a problem for many breeders and animal lovers. The cause may be endocrine failure. A diet consisting entirely of preserved foods is another suspected cause, but exact data are not yet available. Experience has shown, however, that feeding all the animals in a breeding establishment on deep frozen meat can be responsible for protracted oestrus and infertility of bitches.
A missing oestrus is stimulated with: Aristolochia 3x and Cimicifuga 6x

10 drops of each twice daily, given three weeks before oestrus is due to occur, basing one's calculations on the fact that bitches come on heat twice a year. Veterinary surgeons also have an injection preparation available that among other things contains Aristolochia dematitis. The injections have to be given with an interval of two weeks between them.
Bitches who do go on heat but refuse mating, biting the male, during the fertile period from the eleventh to the fourteenth day, need Sepia 6x, three times daily, for three weeks beforehand. As a general treatment for infertility, Aristolochia 3x and Sepia 6x may be given, alternating day by day, particularly if the bitch has been known to drive away the male on earlier occasions. Another method of triggering oestrus is to give Pulsatilla 30 three times daily for a week.  Having given the system this intensive treatment with a relatively high potency, one waits to see how it responds. It is advisable to repeat four weeks later, in case the first treatment did not match the cycle- and considering the irregularity of oestrus this is certainly possible. 

The ears should be cleaned at regular intervals once a week using a suitable lotion.
You can mix your own 75% Medical alcohol and 25% Glycerine; put it in a clean Ear-dropper bottle and shake well.
Tincture lotion drop by drop, 3 or 4 drops squirted in each ear,  followed by a massage of the base of the ear for about 30 seconds.
After having removed your finger, they will sake their head, and you can carefully clean the ear. Never push Q - tips down the ear canal. Minor ear care; The ear is cleaned daily with cotton wool, until the cotton wool at the end of a stick or swab comes out clean. Calendula ointment on a fresh piece of cotton wool is then applied ( or Calendula tincture instilled drop by drop). After this, the external auditory canal is gently massaged by hand from the outside.
 
TREATMENT; OF A BADLY INFLAMED EAR, SEE YOUR VETERINARIAN  immediately.