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Akita - False heat? Please help
I have a one year old Akita. I adopted her from the local rescue
shelter about 6 months ago. When I adopted her, she had a fresh scar from being 'spayed'. At only 4 months, I thought that was a little early but thought nothing of it. For the past week or so, her vagina has swollen to 4 times it's normal size, and I have come across tiny drops of blood on the floor. She is urinating normally but is cleaning herself a lot, and humping my other female dog... I have never had to deal with a dog in heat before, but it sure seems like this is what is going on. Any ideas/opinions or has someone else had this happen? What type of procedure is usually performed with a spay? Could there still be hormones in her body making her act this way?? Is that even possible? So many questions!! Thanks in advance for your help. Sharon and "Kaida"-Woof!! |
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"ShaWin" wrote in message
om... I have a one year old Akita. I adopted her from the local rescue shelter about 6 months ago. When I adopted her, she had a fresh scar from being 'spayed'. At only 4 months, I thought that was a little early but thought nothing of it. No, that isn't too early for spaying. There's no good medical reason to allow a female dog to go into heat even once before the operation is done, or to allow her to reach a certain age. Some shelters and vets will do spays and neuters earlier than 4 months, from what I've read. For the past week or so, her vagina has swollen to 4 times it's normal size, and I have come across tiny drops of blood on the floor. You need to get her to the vet, pronto. It's certainly possible that her spay wasn't performed correctly, although this is rare, or she could have other health problems, some of them serious. In any case, she needs to be seen by a vet ASAP. She is urinating normally but is cleaning herself a lot, and humping my other female dog... I have never had to deal with a dog in heat before, but it sure seems like this is what is going on. Dogs will hump each other as part of saying who's the "top dog" in the group. It's got nothing to do with sex. This is normal behavior in multiple-dog households, and nothing to worry about. Any ideas/opinions or has someone else had this happen? What type of procedure is usually performed with a spay? The uterus, ovaries and tubes are completely removed. Could there still be hormones in her body making her act this way?? Is that even possible? So many questions!! All good questions. She wouldn't have had many hormones at 4 months of age, and they would be pretty much gone 90 days or so following her spay surgery. flick 100785 Thanks in advance for your help. Sharon and "Kaida"-Woof!! |
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Thank you so much. I am taking her in to the Vet today, to get some
blood tests , I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!! |
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The Vet says that indeed, there is estrogen in her blood, and ruled
out any other health problems. It looks like tissue was left after surgery and will be removed on Friday. Vet says all symptoms are normal of a dog who is heat. Thanks for the info! |
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