spayed dog bleeding - what now?

[MissDipper]

I have a spayed dog who acts as though she is in heat. My male is unusually interested in her and she has a bloody discharge. What is going on? I can't get an appointment for her until Monday. What do I do now? Suggestions welcome!

[HollywoodNVegas]

Well, now that doesn't sound good. Sometimes if a dog has an extreme UTI, they can have a bloody discharge, but that doesn't sound like it's the case.

That is incredibly odd. Although she is spayed, I would go buy her a doggie-diaper JUST to be safe. When was she spayed? What I mean is: was it a rescue, private owner, etc.. or has she always been with you???

[Karen]

Keep them separated for now, just in case she wasn't actually spayed.

[Lexi_Lover]

I know females who are not spayed do have a bit of blood as well...I would still get it checked out though.

Maybe the vet forgot to take something out of her that was needed.

[MissDipper]

We've had her since she was 14 weeks old. She went into heat at 4 mo. old and we had her spayed shortly after that. The male is neutered so we should be ok that way. I checked this morning just to make sure I wasn't crazy - there seemed to be no blood with the urine but she is definitely emitting a bloody discharge separate from the urination. I know this vet and he is very reputable and very good. I can't imagine he would have done something wrong. I'm just puzzled beyond belief.

[jesse_3]

Well, my friends dog is doing the same ting, and I know she is spayed, there is a scar from it. She has it on and off.

The vet could have missed something. It is possible for any human being to make a mistake

Steph and Jes

[kittycats_delight]

It could very well be that something was left behind during the spay and she is going through a "heat". Best bet check it out with your vet.

[MissDipper]

Well, we got the vet to squeeze her in on Saturday. They didn't see any signs of blood anywhere. We're not sure where it came from but my husband and I both saw it. They did discover, though, that she has a UTI and crystals in her urine. I guess it was good to take her. The only bad part was the bill - $180! Yikes. Good thing I work 2 jobs! I love her so it was worth every penny.

[Pit Chick]

We had a dog in our program that had a severe UTI and she had bloody discharge just like you're discribing. It wasn't constant or a lot, but it looked like she was in heat even though she was spayed. So that would explain your dog's bleeding.