My Nannan is a female dog. She is 3 years old and has been neutered.
Before sterilization, he was in heat twice, once at about 10 months old and once at nearly two years old. He was in heat almost once a year (some dogs were in heat once a year). Each time, he was in heat for about two weeks. At first, he would drip blood, which lasted for about a week, and then there might be swelling of the nipple.
1. One of the troubles of estrus
When in heat, the dog's pudendum will drip blood, although the amount of blood is not much, but it may drip into the nest, sofa, floor, in fact, the dog will lick itself, but when sleeping, it may not be taken into account.
My solution is to buy this kind of physiological pants online, and then put my pad in the middle, and change the pad directly after it gets dirty, which is clean and convenient. In addition, I will wipe the dog's genitals with wet wipes depending on the situation to keep it clean and avoid illness.
There are also diapers for dogs on the Internet, which is also very convenient.
2. The second trouble of estrus
When a dog is in heat, it will emit a smell, which is very attractive to male dogs, so try not to take the dog in heat to play in places where there are too many dogs, which may lead to fighting among the male dogs present. Of course, if you don't plan to get the puppy pregnant, you should also watch it.
3. Changes of female dogs in heat
My girl's personality will also change when she is in heat. She is usually timid. If there are too many dogs, she dare not come forward to play. When she is in heat, she simply turns into a "social butterfly". When she sees other dogs, she wags her tail and twists her buttocks to play with them, and she is very active. However, after the end of the heat, her personality changes back to what it was before.
Apart from her personality, Nannan's appetite and sleep are basically the same as before when she is in heat.
Later, because I didn't want the dog to have a puppy, and in order to avoid some diseases, I took the dog to have a sterilization operation a month after the end of the estrus.
