To Tass's owners:
 
        Vaginal tract infections are not common in young spayed females.  Is her
vulva swollen, by any chance?
 
Not a sicko,
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 576-2453/2454                 Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
[Posted in FML issue 0972]