(The source of the article is Maoqiuwang, friends are welcome to follow them) Many people in the background are asking what to do when the dog comes, but I have not replied for a long time - I thought it was because I was illiterate, but I have never learned about dogs. I found out about "menstruation" after searching...

I’m really sorry, fellow poop-sitters – the saying that dogs don’t have menstruation/aunties, the menstruation you think is completely the same as the “menstruation” of dogs, is a matter of two times!

Do dogs really have "menstruation"?

First of all, the "month" of menstruation is wrong. The so-called "menstruation" of dogs actually only occurs twice a year (once every six months), so it should be changed to "semi-annual menstruation" at least? Secondly, what dogs excrete during "semi-annual menstruation" is not necessarily blood. It's just that the secretions look red, so some people think that the dog is "menstruating" - they are obviously in estrus, okay~ In addition, even if the dog does "bleed", it will It's just that the uterine blood vessels are congested and a small amount of red blood cells leak out; while human women bleed during menstruation because they are not pregnant during the ovulation period, hormone levels drop, and then the thickened endometrium falls off.

"Auntie" is here, do you need to wear an "auntie scarf"? Source: thepetproductguru.com

There are actually many topics that can be discussed about female dogs in heat, but today I will try to choose the ones that you want to see and are closely related to you.

What is a female dog in heat like?

If your dog is female and has not been neutered, she will go through estrus approximately every six months as she reaches sexual maturity. Due to different dog breeds, the age of sexual maturity is also different. The general age of sexual maturity is 6 months to 2 years old. The age of sexual maturity of small dogs is generally earlier than that of large dogs. The estrus period usually lasts for 18 to 24 days. During this period, the female dog's vulva may shed red secretions containing blood, and in the later period, she will receive and mate (for humans, mating during menstruation cannot produce offspring). Yo (nonsense))!

Not in estrus (left), in estrus (right) Source: breedingbusiness.com

Pre-estrus lasts for about 10 days. During this period, red blood may flow from the dog's vulva, but it is not receptive to mating at this time. Yes, no matter how handsome the male dog is!

The estrus period lasts about 5-9 days. At this time, the female dog begins to accept mating and urinates everywhere to spread the smell. The nearby male dogs will also smell the smell of the female dog in heat and want to come over to mate with the female dog. It should be noted that at this time, the female dog is not just accepting mating, but wants to mate, so if the dog owner does not want the female dog to become pregnant, she should keep her distance from the male dog (actually this is not good, correct The method is either to sterilize, or to give the female dog the freedom to mate with the male dog during the estrus period, isolating the male dog only as a poop scavenger and not having time to take the female dog to be sterilized. However, it is a temporary solution to catch the female dog in estrus. ).

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

How do shit shovelers respond?

Dogs will secrete from their vulva when they are in heat, but they don’t mind leaving their “traces” in your room. At this time, the shit shoveling officer needs to be more diligent!

No, no, no murder occurred here, it’s just that my dog ​​is in heat ~ See watermark for source

1. Record the date of the first day the female dog goes into heat so that you can be prepared before the next time the female dog goes into heat.

2. Decide whether to mate the female dog. In fact, this should be something you have thought about when you first start raising dogs. If you want your female dog to give birth to puppies, you should find her favorite partner as soon as possible during the early stages of estrus.

3. Clean up the bloody "battlefield" in time.

4. Prepare dog towels or tailor them for dogs.

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5. At this time, the female dog may have mood swings. The handler should try to comfort her and spend more time with her dog. If your dog wants to rest, give him a quiet and comfortable nest.

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

Being in heat and mating sounds so troublesome and complicated... The good news is that it has something to do with me; the bad news is that it has something to do with me!