female in heat?

[DreamValley]

I have two intact dogs. They have never mated before. It's not too bad.... more work for sure!
First and very important to give your female good quality chlorophyll pills. I buy from Nature Sunshine.
It helps a lot to make my boy calmer.
As other mentioned you have to separate them all the time. Some males are crazier than others... and some female are too dominant to let it happen. Luckily that's what is happening in my house.

 

[JanS]

I was hoping you'd chime in here DV. I know you've been dealing with it very well since you've had both of them.

 

[Dobie Wan Knobie]

We made it! It was very stressful and challenging, but all is well. We did end up finding a good kennel to keep Jedi for a few days, as he was going crazy during her standing heat week. We will be better prepared next time.

Thanks for all the advise, as I gleaned from all of it.

 

[JanS]

I'm glad you made it through. I can imagine how challenging it can be at times.

 

[Archer]

Pfew! Glad it went well for you.

I would have to be considering a veeeerrryyyy nice male to able to even think about having two intact dogs of opposite sex in my house. Not something I want to do...even if only twice a year.

 

[Dobie Wan Knobie]

It looks like Cocoa is having a false pregnancy, according to what I am reading on the subject. She sure is showing all the signs of it, and we kept her locked up and in our sight at all times.

Anyone else ever deal with this?

 

[Kitty's mom]

It's not uncommon. Let her nest. Monitor temp. If she gets milk, watch for mastitis. Wookie always carried a toy and treated it like a pup right down to being protective of it. Lasted a couple of weeks. Drove us crazy but all survived.

 

[FredC]

Both my females are in heat right now.. Lol Mars may be Neutered but he hasnt stopped drooling and chattering for three days.

 

[MyBuddy]

We did end up finding a good kennel to keep Jedi for a few days,

That's what my sister did years ago when she was going through the same thing. I remember thinking, "What?" lol But I never had two intact dogs of different sexes before. Now I get it. It was the best thing for everyone involved! LOL

 

[Archer]

I agree with KM, let her do her thing and monitor her for an infection by checking her temp daily. There is really nothing they can do for a FP, other than let it run it's course. It can take 6-9 weeks for the hormones to decrease and the symptoms to go away.

Some people say to use heat or cold packs for bitches who start swelling from the milk production, but that to me just promotes a longer lactation time. If she starts to swell significantly in her abdomen with fluid, or lactates for a significant time, you might talk to your vet about giving her small doses of Lasix to reduce the fluid. In theory it can slow down milk production by causing a slight dehydration. I would not deprive her of water to dehydrate her, as that is also what some people recommend. Doing so is dangerous.

I feel for you. Aria just hit her second cycle and I am hoping we don't have to ever go through this.

Keep us posted. Hope things get better for Cocoa.