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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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 Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 09:14:41 AM
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I just discovered she is in heat. Ugh! This is her first one. I always get all my dogs and cats fixed so it has been years since this has happened. She is just a little over a year old. How long will this last? I was waiting on income tax money to come so I can get her spayed. Now we will have to wait at least another month I guess. Bubba is neutered so no problem there. And out yard is fenced. Bubba will keep any dogs away I hope. I just need to keep an eye on Stella. I will keep her inside as much as possible til this is over. I am not looking forward to this at all. I do not want puppies.
Kris
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 11:08:49 AM
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About 3 weeks, she will be fertile about 10 days after showing color ( bleeding) for 3-5 days...remember dogs will scent her for about a mile away with anykind of breeze, including coyotes...
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 11:32:50 AM
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She must have just started then, because I didn't see blood. She was a little swollen. So 3 weeks of this? Or just 10 bad days?
Kris
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 12:46:35 PM
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3 weeks of attracting males, and 3-5 days of ovulation, keep her in as much as possible, and as soon as she is out, get her spayed...alot of people will word it this way, " 1 week coming in, 1 week in, and 1 week going out of heat"...
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Edited by - oldbittyhen on Feb 20 2012 12:48:25 PM |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 3:49:58 PM
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I'm calling to make her an appointment for a month from now. It's been a long time since we've been through this. She has been really good so far. Very quiet. And not as active, which is strange for her.
Kris
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 4:43:56 PM
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Kristin,
Some vets will spay smaller dogs even when they are in heat. Check with your vet to see.
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 5:42:07 PM
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alot of vet's will spay when they are in heat, but it is harder on the dog, and the vet will charge more to do the surgery, it is more complicated...
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 8:06:25 PM
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kris, i would look into a low cost spaying. here it is called snippets. they do dogs and cats cheap maybe through the shelter or humane society there may be some thing. save a buck here and there. just a thought. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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