Is it risky to spay my 6 1/2 year old Female Cat with Pyometra?

Before anyone says how bad of a Cat Mom I am for not getting her spayed WAYYYYY before now, I have already contacted my local Vet and scheduled an appointment for her to do so. She is a very healthy Cat otherwise, but she is a little older (about 6 1/2 years), so I just wanted to know if she will make it out alive and okay? I have heard of other Cats getting spayed at older ages as well, it's just when you read all of the horror stories on the internet, it worries me. 

She just got antibiotics Yesterday and she will be getting spayed on Tuesday. 

Also, do antibiotics for Pyometra usually make your Cat tired? She has been sleeping almost all day on the back of my couch but will wake up every now and again. Is that typical?

This is a decision for you and your vet to make. Your vet may choose to go in now and remove the uterus, as this is definitive treatment for the infection, or he/she may prefer to let the antibiotics work for a little while to make things in the belly a little less angry. I would let the vet make this decision based upon their comfort level as a surgeon, past experience with this sort of infection, and whatever the literature is recommending these days.

As to your cat's lethargy, please call your vet ASAP. Intrauterine infections can make cats pretty sick, and your vet can tell you at what point it goes from expected tired and sick kitty behavior to something more serious.

The best way to get rid of pyometra is spaying.

The tiredness is due to the infection, it is very dangerous.

I wouldn't mess around with pyometra, I'd opt for a spay. 6 1/2 isn't old for a cat and as long as she is otherwise healthy there shouldn't be too many problems, if any. My dog ended up having pyometra at 10 years old. The infection got so bad that her uterus was the size of a baseball! (12lb Pekapom, so it was massive in her small body!) Within 20min of being at the vet she was on the table being spayed. Pulled through great and still kicking at 15.5. So personally I vote for spaying rather than antibiotics if there is no reason she can't be put under. I don't know about cats but pyometra can be very hard to treat with antibiotics in dogs. Unless kitty is valuable breeding stock, I wouldn't risk another episide later even if antibiotics did fix it this go-around.

I would go with the spay right away, if your vet thinks she can do okay with it. As others have said, a spay is the best way to get rid of pyometra.

My girl Crumbs was spayed at the age of 5, with the beginnings of a uterine infection, and she came through it just fine, no different from other cats I've had spayed as kittens.

Well I AM getting her Spayed tomorrow, so I feel much better about that! Thank you so much for your opinions I have never heard of Pyometra or anything like this happening before, so it's definitely scary when you read about it. I have to tell you though, my stomach will be in knots until I hear from the Vets office!

I'm sure she will be just fine.

It's a hysterectomy, removing her infected uterus.

This is pretty routine for vets.

Not to worry

I'm sure there is some risk---and the risks are always higher when there's actually something wrong (a routine spay is very low-risk, but having pyo does increase the risk a bit). BUT, the risk of not removing an infected uterus is much much higher . It just has to come out. that everything goes well tomorrow!

She came home today and is as healthy as ever! She's eating normally and everything. I've never been so happy to see her in my life!

I did just want to ask though, she's not using the little box yet but she has scratched around in it. Is that something that I should be worried about? I just don't want her to be blocked and not be able to pee. Or is this typical Cat behavior for after surgery? Sorry, I'm probably worrying WAY too much! But if anyone could help me out, I would be so grateful!

How long has it been?
The fact that she's scratching around in the litter box suggests she does have the urge to go, but she could be having trouble actually going through with it because of pain. Alternatively, narcotic painkillers (I'm assuming she's on one?) can cause both constipation and urinary retention. I don't know how much is expected in cats postoperatively--I would talk to your vet and ask how long is OK before you need to consider intervention.

That was when we first brought her home which was around 11:30am today.

I'm hoping that she's fine, but if she still doesn't go within the next couple days, then I will definitely call the Vet again.

I think she's just fine.

She might think she has to go but not really, just part of the recovery.

Of course if she doesn't pee within a day or so then sure, a vet call is a good thing.

Bet she will do great though!

No need to worry! She used the litter box twice this morning. Thank goodness