in heat?

[dab_20]

just to make sure..... my 14 month old toy poodle mix was sitting on my lap today. when she got off there was blood and a wet spot on my pants. (wet spot prolly cuz she was licking 'there') is she in heat??

p.s. we plan to get her spayed this fall.

[Kymcole25]

The age is right, and if there was blood probably.

Is her vulva swollen, if so, yes...She is deffinetly in heat.

[dab_20]

ok i am pretty sure she is. i wish we couldve got her spayed before her heat! but we plan to get her an appointment this or next week. my mom has to pay bills first.

i was also wondering, when she comes home after the surgerey. can i pick her up? or will she yelp because her stitches hurt? cuz i have to pick her up to do alot of things. (like put her in her kennel, or bring her outside to go potty) and how long is it before she starts to act like herself again?

last time we got a dog spayed, i was 5, so i dont remember any of this stuff.

[Kymcole25]

After being spayed or neutered we usually wait a couple of hours before we pick them up...and when we do, we make sure to be very carefull. It shouldn't be a problem if you are carefull but I would make sure to keep her from running around, or going up/down steps for the first 3-4 days. All of our dogs that have been spayed were back to "normal" within a couple of days, and since your dog is small it should be able the same.

[dab_20]

ok, she normally isn't allowed up stairs anyway. so i am glad it wont take long for her to act normal again. thanks soo much for the info!

[sewmisskitty]

p.s. we plan to get her spayed this fall.

Please please please get your little dog spayed as soon as you can. One of my dogs, Gracie,(the only one not to have been spayed), is currently at the vets and she has been very ill , its still touch and go, and when it comes down to it its because we didnt have her spayed.

[beeniesmom]

Please please please get your little dog spayed as soon as you can. One of my dogs, Gracie,(the only one not to have been spayed), is currently at the vets and she has been very ill , its still touch and go, and when it comes down to it its because we didnt have her spayed.

I don't agree. Wait 1 month at least until the end of her heat. If a dog is spayed during her heat, she loses a lot a blood. That can be very dangerous for such a tiny pup.

[lv4dogs]

I also agree, wait about a month then get her spayed. In the mean time do not let her outside alone or unsupervised.

[dab_20]

well we let her go potty outside alone because our yard is fenced in. we did call and made a spay appointment. we cancelled it because is 280 dollars!! i thought vets acctually WANTED ppl to get there dogs fixed. maybe thats why there are so many homeless pets. we called our humane society to see how much it is there and they dont do it! petsmart is over 300 dollars. i dont know what we are gonna do.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

well we let her go potty outside alone because our yard is fenced in. we did call and made a spay appointment. we cancelled it because is 280 dollars!! i thought vets acctually WANTED ppl to get there dogs fixed. maybe thats why there are so many homeless pets. we called our humane society to see how much it is there and they dont do it! petsmart is over 300 dollars. i dont know what we are gonna do.

They do want the best for people and their animals, it's the anesthetic that costs so much. Call the local Humane Society, they usually don't charge a whole lot for a spay if you're really concerned about money issues. If she was my dog though, I'd just pay the $280. Every female dog of mine has been between $215 & $280 and I've always paid that much because it's benefiting them. But I do understand that some people just can't do that so like I said before, call the Humane Society Good luck with your girl!

[lv4dogs]

well we let her go potty outside alone because our yard is fenced in.

You'd be surprised, a male dog can smella female dog in heat for MILES. Another dog could hop the fence into your yard & mate with her. Male dogs will go to extremes to get to a female dog in heat, they will bite & chew through things, jump over things, they do what ever they can to get her. I would NEVER EVER leave an in heat female dog alone where there is even the slightest chance of her getting pregnant.

[sewmisskitty]

I don't agree. Wait 1 month at least until the end of her heat. If a dog is spayed during her heat, she loses a lot a blood. That can be very dangerous for such a tiny pup.

I did not mean that she should be spayed while still in season, only that she should be spayed 'as soon as you can '. Sorry for the confusion.
As for the high cost of spaying ... well its a fact of life. But a stitch in time saves nine. Hope it all works out.

[dab_20]

thank you everyone. if i was the one who was paying for the spay, of course i would get her spayed. but it is not my decision, and i am tired of trying to convince my mom to get her spayed for 280 dollars. and that doesnt even count for any of the pain pills, testing, and some other things you should do before and after the spay. i will ask my mom soon to call the st. cloud humane society. shes sick right now, so i wont ask her until shes better. thanks again

[PrinceBrewJulia]

The vets should still do the 'surgical' procedure though, shouldn't they?

[Jadapit]

I had Ebony spayed last week. She spent the night at the vets. Having her spayed didn't slow her down one bit. It was amazing. Also, a lot of vets wont spay a dog until there heat cycle is finished. I guess their blood vessels are really big when they are in heat and they can lose a lot of blood. Thats what my vet told me anyway. My vet will not spay a dog until their heat is complety over.