Do dogs also have their periods? What should you do when they do?

A few days ago, a dog owner found that his dog had its period, so he put a menstrual pad on the dog and considerately used a hot water bottle to warm the dog's stomach, hoping to relieve its period pain.

Dog suffering from menstrual pain | Weibo

Some dog owners even want to feed their dogs brown sugar water.

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However, dog owners may be disappointed - there is no such thing as dogs having menstruation/period. What you think of as menstruation and dogs' "menstruation" are completely different things!

Do dogs really have periods?

First of all, the "month" in menstruation is wrong. The so-called "menstruation" of dogs actually only occurs twice a year (once every six months), so it should at least be changed to "semi-annual menstruation", right? Secondly, during the "semi-annual menstruation", the discharge of dogs is not necessarily blood, but the secretions look red, so some people think that the dog has "menstruation" - it is clearly the estrus period. In addition, even if the dog really has "bleeding", it is just congestion of uterine blood vessels and a small amount of red blood cells exudation; human women bleed during menstruation because they are not pregnant during ovulation, hormone levels drop, and then the thickened endometrium falls off.

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There are actually many topics to talk about when female dogs are in estrus, but today I will try to talk about what you want to see and what is closely related to you.

What does a female dog's estrus look like?

If your dog is a female dog and has not been sterilized, it will experience estrus about every six months after sexual maturity. The age of sexual maturity varies depending on the breed of dog. The general age of sexual maturity is 6 months to 2 years old. Small dogs generally mature earlier than large dogs. The estrus period generally lasts 18 to 24 days. During this period, the female dog's vulva may ooze red secretions containing blood, and later accept mating (for humans, mating during menstruation cannot produce offspring (nonsense))!

Not in estrus (left), in estrus (right) | breedingbusiness.com

The proestrus period lasts about 10 days, during which time the dog's vulva may bleed red blood, but it will not accept mating. Yes, no matter how handsome the male dog is!

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The estrus period lasts about 5-9 days, at which time the female dog begins to accept mating and urinates everywhere to spread the smell, and the nearby male dogs will also smell the female dog's estrus smell and want to come over to mate with her. It should be noted that at this time the female dog is not only accepting mating, but also wants to mate, so if the owner does not want the female dog to get pregnant, it should keep her away from the male dog (in fact, this is not a good way. The correct way is either to sterilize the female dog or to give the female dog the freedom to mate with the male dog during the estrus period. Isolating the male dog is a temporary solution for the owner who has not had time to take the female dog for sterilization, but has caught up with the female dog's estrus).

If the estrus period is missed and the female dog does not become pregnant, she will refuse to mate with the male dog again.

How should cat owners deal with it?

When a dog is in heat, secretions will flow from its vulva, but it doesn't mind leaving its "traces" in your room. At this time, the poop scooper has to be more diligent!

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1. Record the date of the first day the female dog is in estrus so that you can be prepared before the next time the female dog is in estrus.

2. Decide whether to let the female dog mate. In fact, this should be considered when you first start raising a dog. If you want the female dog to give birth to puppies, you should find her the right partner as soon as possible during the early stages of estrus.

3. Clean up the bloody "battlefield" in a timely manner.

4. Prepare sanitary napkins for dogs or make sanitary napkins tailor-made for dogs.

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5. The mother dog may have mood swings at this time, and the owner should try to comfort her and spend more time with the dog. If the dog wants to rest, give it a quiet and comfortable nest.

6. Increase the frequency or time of walking your dog appropriately, otherwise they may "spread smell" in the house.

7. When walking your dog, be careful to guard against the "expected sneak attack" of the male dog. This requires the owners of both male and female dogs to be very disciplined, and to tie the dog leash and hold it when walking the dog. If an accident really happens and the dog starts to mount, do not force the dog to stop mating!

Author: SamKakeru

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