Jean is in season, what do?
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bexVN said:
Pesty said:
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t Jean is booked in to be sorted in a few weeks but nina has found blood around for a couple of days.
She can't be in season again can she? It was January when she was before
Couple possibilities. As she was quite young for her first season, she could be having what is called a Split season (worth having a read up about it) the other one I can think of which is much less likely is Juvenile pyo. t Jean is booked in to be sorted in a few weeks but nina has found blood around for a couple of days.She can't be in season again can she? It was January when she was before
I think a chat to your vet and a check up at the same time would be sensible.
There may be a blood test they could do to see what stage of her season she is at (I'm not 100% sure as not a regular thing)
One of the most important reasons to neuter female dogs is to reduce the chances of breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer of intact female dogs and about 50% of these are malignant (nasty).
Dogs should usually be spayed around 2-3 months after the end of their season, and basically in between the 2, so if the seasons are 4 months apart I would go for about 9-10 weeks after the end.
They should not be spayed when in false pregnancy (as they risk remaining in perpetual false pregnancy) this can be stopped with Galastop. If they have one false pregnancy they are likely to have repeated ones after each season, often becoming more pronounced.
Spaying before the 1st season reduces risk by 99.5%
Spaying before 2nd season reduces risk by 92%
Spaying before 3rd season reduces risk by 74%
Spaying after 3rd season does not protect against breast cancer.
First season is usually around 7-11 months old.
There is always a risk / benefit balance.
There is a small but significant increased risk of urinary incontinence after spaying dogs (somewhere between 1 and 20%, probably more like 2-3%)
There are some reports of increased risk of musculoskeletal diseases in dogs after neutering particularly pre-pubertal neuterings and particularly in larger dogs. There are not enough data to give realistic figures.
Incidence of pyometra (potentially fatal womb infection) has a reported incidence of up to 24% over the lifetime of an entire female dog.
Any anaesthetic always carries with it a certain degree of risk.
Neutered animals are more likely to be overweight, being overweight will reduce a dogs life expectancy by on average 3 years.
Testosterone is a significant source of confidence in male dogs, castration may be contraindicated in nervous dogs.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, simply some information to discuss with your vet.
Generally the advice is to spay before or after the first season depending on breed.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer of intact female dogs and about 50% of these are malignant (nasty).
Dogs should usually be spayed around 2-3 months after the end of their season, and basically in between the 2, so if the seasons are 4 months apart I would go for about 9-10 weeks after the end.
They should not be spayed when in false pregnancy (as they risk remaining in perpetual false pregnancy) this can be stopped with Galastop. If they have one false pregnancy they are likely to have repeated ones after each season, often becoming more pronounced.
Spaying before the 1st season reduces risk by 99.5%
Spaying before 2nd season reduces risk by 92%
Spaying before 3rd season reduces risk by 74%
Spaying after 3rd season does not protect against breast cancer.
First season is usually around 7-11 months old.
There is always a risk / benefit balance.
There is a small but significant increased risk of urinary incontinence after spaying dogs (somewhere between 1 and 20%, probably more like 2-3%)
There are some reports of increased risk of musculoskeletal diseases in dogs after neutering particularly pre-pubertal neuterings and particularly in larger dogs. There are not enough data to give realistic figures.
Incidence of pyometra (potentially fatal womb infection) has a reported incidence of up to 24% over the lifetime of an entire female dog.
Any anaesthetic always carries with it a certain degree of risk.
Neutered animals are more likely to be overweight, being overweight will reduce a dogs life expectancy by on average 3 years.
Testosterone is a significant source of confidence in male dogs, castration may be contraindicated in nervous dogs.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, simply some information to discuss with your vet.
Generally the advice is to spay before or after the first season depending on breed.
Pesty said:
bexVN said:
Nice and vague!
He had a good feel around didn't seem too concerned.She's just as bonkers as normal. Definitely more dingo in this one or she has ADHD. Would she still be doing back flips with juvenile pyro?
Right well that was thankfully very short.
Logan has stopped panting and lost all interest in her.
Jean is back to barking in his face to play every two minutes because a 4 mile walk with them constantly running up and down easily covering triple that amount wasn't enough apparently.
Think it was better before at least she was quiet.
Logan has stopped panting and lost all interest in her.
Jean is back to barking in his face to play every two minutes because a 4 mile walk with them constantly running up and down easily covering triple that amount wasn't enough apparently.
Think it was better before at least she was quiet.
Just a quick question - was there any behaviour change when Jean was nearing season?
Just noticed in the last day or so Freya has change her personality a bit. Very restless, whining for no apparent reason... Chewing through wood etc like there's no tomorrow... Probably sum it up as 'agitated'.
She's coming up to six months old.
Ta muchly.
Just noticed in the last day or so Freya has change her personality a bit. Very restless, whining for no apparent reason... Chewing through wood etc like there's no tomorrow... Probably sum it up as 'agitated'.
She's coming up to six months old.
Ta muchly.
Well we took her to be spayed three weeks ago.
Guess what she's pregnant not really pregnant she just thinks she is.
Took her back this week and she's still lactating so the vets want to give hormone treatment to stop it before they spay her.
Not sure what I think about that even they said they don't like doing it.
Guess what she's pregnant not really pregnant she just thinks she is.
Took her back this week and she's still lactating so the vets want to give hormone treatment to stop it before they spay her.
Not sure what I think about that even they said they don't like doing it.
Pesty said:
Well we took her to be spayed three weeks ago.
Guess what she's pregnant not really pregnant she just thinks she is.
Took her back this week and she's still lactating so the vets want to give hormone treatment to stop it before they spay her.
Not sure what I think about that even they said they don't like doing it.
Sometimes a necessary evil, if you see what I mean (not actually evil!) . Better than spaying if she is lactating a lot. Guess what she's pregnant not really pregnant she just thinks she is.
Took her back this week and she's still lactating so the vets want to give hormone treatment to stop it before they spay her.
Not sure what I think about that even they said they don't like doing it.
carinatauk said:
Mine did the same after her op. Meds to stop the lactating. I have heard of quite a few doing this, can't be normal surely?
Ours was the same, Poppy was given Galastop (£25!) for a week after op and we were asked if she was gathering or collect toys. Nesting?I'm sure she is getting fatter. I know male dogs do this but do females as well?
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