Uala Rayhuana

Last update 07/29/2026

Uala (pronounced oo-ah-la, like koala but without the “k”) was posted on Facebook as being surrendered by her owner due to no longer being able to care for her. Her new owners took her on, believing that she was a three-year-old overweight dog and just needed a nail trim. Paperwork would show that she was in fact a five-year-old dog. On being examined to be spayed, it was found that she was not overweight, but pregnant. After careful consideration and consultation with the vet, it was decided that the safest thing for her, and the unknown pedigree of the puppies, it would be best to do a spay/abort. A few days after her pregnant spay, she started bleeding out. She was taken to an emergency vet, where she improved and was cleared to go home. Then not even 24 hours after her return home, she started bleeding out again in the middle of the night. In the emergency vet they put her under and opened her up again (post spay) and checked everything internally. Due to her state of health when she arrived there, she was given blood to help replace the amount she had lost. Post surgery they were told everything looked good and that they simply hope it does not happen again. A few days after the second emergency visit, she started to bleed out again. After a stay in the emergency vet, further examination, and tranexamic acid medication, it was thought that she likely had a blood disorder. The vet informed them, after running many blood tests that she strongly believes Uala has what’s called hyperfibrinolysis, meaning she makes blood clots normally but her body breaks them down too quickly causing her to bleed out because she is not fully healed. Long term speaking, this will not affect her quality of life but will simply be something that they have to be aware of and prepared for.