Any vets around?

[rumpelstiltskin]

I've got a bh that has just been on heat,she's 9 years old.So when she regularly comes on heat,its the usual thing,slight blood loss etc.This time when she's been on heat she's gone through the light blood loss,but this time it's lasting longer and she is passing thick little trails of really dark blood.For the last couple of days she has been wimpering a lot like she used to do when she had a phantom pregnancy once.Apart from all this she seems to be eating fine and generally is in good spirits.Anyone any ideas?

[Lois22]

Has it been longer than 9 days or is there a chance she may be pregnant?

Best advice, if she's not used for breeding get her spayed.

[rumpelstiltskin]

Its been longer than 9 days.Im 100% sure she isn't pregnant as she's never out of our site for long enough when outside.We were told there were a lot of dangers to getting a bh spayed,especially now she's a little older?

[coolcatmaz]

my spaniel had this once, her usual season seemed normal until she started to pass small darker blood clots. She was treated for an infection of the uterus whilst we awaited test results. However she suddenly started to pass large blood clots so we rushed her to the vets ahead of the results where an emergency operation confirmed she had cancer of the uterus.

she ended up having a complete hysterectomy but made a full recovery.

[Red the Fraggle]

Hi, I have no idea if you have taken her to the vets yet but if not ring them now & explain the situation. I mean now.

When bhes get older the uterus can take longer to close after a season & bacteria can track up with in the cavity, this can cause a uterine infection known as a pyometra.
If this is the case she will need to have treatment for it asap. In most cases this will involve having surgery to remove the uterus. If left this can become life threatening, the dogs can rapidly go down hill & surgery can become more dangerous.

I'm really not trying to scare you but I have seen lots of these cases that have been left too long

[Lois22]

Definitely needs a vet.

Yes there are more complications getting her spayed when she's older, but there's also a lot of benefits. Speak to your vet.