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Post by Dom on Oct 30, 2006 15:17:48 GMT -5
Sadie is the first female dog I have owned and she was spayed before going into heat. Well when we got Elsie she was in heat. That was at least 2 months ago. She is still swollen but is not bleeding. She had a visit to the Vets last weekend and the Vet said it was false pregnancy and very common. Elsie has been scheduled for spaying next month. I wanted to get her spayed before her next heat. I was told once before that a dog shouldn't be spayed until they weren't showing signs of being in heat. Seems I remember someone saying that all the swelling can cause complications. I am wondering if I should cancel the surgery and wait for her swelling to go down. How long do false pregnancies normally last?
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Post by sibemom on Oct 31, 2006 7:33:08 GMT -5
HMMMMMM well I could be wrong but I think a false prenancy swelling is different than swelling from and actual heat. I know when I had Willow spayed the vet told me we were SO CLOSE to her first heat that he thought if I would have waited any longer in a few day she would have been in a full blown heat. With Raven she went into heat REALLY EARLY at like 4 1/2 months so I did have to wait untill all of that swelling was gone. I really don't know. I would call the vet and talk to them about it. See it might not be a false pregnancy it might be her hormones are screwed up for some reason and she is going into an extra heat cycle. One of the broad bitches that I had WAY BACK WHEN had issues like that she would come into heat every 4 months so when that started I took her in and got her spayed, I forget why they said she was doing that Call the vet and talk with them about this.
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Post by Dom on Oct 31, 2006 8:50:51 GMT -5
Ooops I assumed the false pregnancy was caused by the heat because her swelling hasn't gone down since she started. She looks like she is nursing a litter of pups! We originally set her spaying appointment her first Vet visit. I guess I better call the Vet to find out if they want to push it back then. Thanks Sibemom. ;D
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