Guest Anonymous Posted June 2, 2002 Posted June 2, 2002 My puppy, she's 8 months and recently started her heat phase, but a little before this she started coughing, and is still doing so now, she's still on her period, it's been about 2 days now..I'm wondering is this a sign of something wrong with her or just a symptom? She starts coughing at particualr time like she's trying to bring something up, or has a bad taste in her mouth, then moments when she's through her coughing, spots of blood will appear under her from the area where she was? what does mean? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 2, 2002 Posted June 2, 2002 kandy1 napisał(a):My puppy, she's 8 months and recently started her heat phase, but a little before this she started coughing, and is still doing so now, she's still on her period, it's been about 2 days now..I'm wondering is this a sign of something wrong with her or just a symptom? She starts coughing at particualr time like she's trying to bring something up, or has a bad taste in her mouth, then moments when she's through her coughing, spots of blood will appear under her from the area where she was? what does mean? Often a dog going through estrus will become infected with worms from ones that encysted in her body while she was a pup - its natures way of making sure new pups get a dose of worms :-( Take a stool sample to the vet to check that out. Plan on 3 weeks of EXTREME VIGILENCE to keep your dog from getting pregnant. She will try just as hard to get to a male as they do to get to her. DO NOT let her out even in a fenced yard alone - many a litter has been sired by the famed 'swift brown fencer' and his like :-) Keep her away from other dogs when walking her. You might even want to drive her somewhere for her walk so th scent of in season bitch is not lingering near your home to draw in males. Quote
Shannon_C Posted June 2, 2002 Posted June 2, 2002 Kandy. Take her to your vet for a health check, its possible she could have worms, your vet will prescribe you with these. As for her heat, she may well be ready to be spayed....she is at the right age now! Good Luck! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 12, 2002 Posted June 12, 2002 You should wait two to three months after her season to get her spayed, after being spayed this may cause a false pregnancy which can be treated with easy medication and is one hell of a lot easier than having a litter! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 12, 2002 Posted June 12, 2002 Axel napisał(a):You should wait two to three months after her season to get her spayed, after being spayed this may cause a false pregnancy which can be treated with easy medication and is one hell of a lot easier than having a litter! You failed to mention this 'easy medication' can cause serious infection in the uterus of the dog and cause her to need an emergency spay and maybe even die. Its not something to use lightly! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2002 Posted June 13, 2002 You failed to mention this 'easy medication' can cause serious infection in the uterus of the dog and cause her to need an emergency spay and maybe even die. Its not something to use lightly! This is untrue as the bitch would already be spayed and i am talking about after a dog is spayed so that would be impossible for them to get an infection the false pregnancy medication which does not cause any kind of infection. You are obviously mistaken as the medication that can cause womb infections is if your dog gets pregnant and you have injections that 'stop' the pregnancy then they can get an infection and need to be spayed. This happend to my dog as the vet did not tell me all of the implications of the drugs and although she was spayed the trauma caused major behavioural problems. Please do not give out any advice if you are unsure of the facts and have no medical background. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2002 Posted June 13, 2002 [quote name='Axel']You failed to mention this 'easy medication' can cause serious infection in the uterus of the dog and cause her to need an emergency spay and maybe even die. Its not something to use lightly! This is untrue as the bitch would already be spayed and i am talking about after a dog is spayed so that would be impossible for them to get an infection the false pregnancy medication which does not cause any kind of infection. You are obviously mistaken as the medication that can cause womb infections is if your dog gets pregnant and you have injections that 'stop' the pregnancy then they can get an infection and need to be spayed. This happend to my dog as the vet did not tell me all of the implications of the drugs and although she was spayed the trauma caused major behavioural problems. Please do not give out any advice if you are unsure of the facts and have no medical background. The hormones given in both cases are dangerous to the dog they are given to - in any case you did not say you were dealing with post surgical situation instead you said its easy to do meds to stop a false pregnancy - its not easy and its not particularly safe to do it. As for knowledge of medicine - I know enough to not allow a vet to give my dogs a shot to terminate a pregnancy and also do know enough to not let an unwanted one occur though I do keep both intact males and females as well as spayed and neutered dogs. I know what side effects are, what false pregnancies signify and so on. I really hope the person with this particular female dog manages to keep it isolated from intact males and does not have to deal with the results. Quote
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