Female dogs generally go
through an estrus or heat cycle every six months.
When dogs continue to go
through estrus (heat) without being bred, their progesterone levels remain elevated for eight to ten weeks — this thickens the lining of the uterus in preparation for pregnancy.
Although most dogs have no problems going
through estrus these hormonal changes can be very stressful to some individuals.
Not exact matches
Veterinarians claim allowing a female to go
through their first
estrus as puppies is best prior to spaying.
But un-neutered females (queens) do it too — especially when they are cycling
through their heat periods (
estrus).
Some say you should let your female go
through one
estrus cycle or even have one litter of kittens before a spay, but that's a myth.
Bulger now offers a comprehensive service for breeders and other clients from insemination
through healthy birth of kittens and puppies with many state of the art equipment & treatment options available (laparoscopy, ultrasound, artificial insemination,
estrus induction).
If your puppy is showing signs she's about to have her first
estrus, you can increase her comfort and help her
through this change.
An unspayed female goes
through the mess of heat (
estrus) about twice a year, during which she may also try to escape or become more unpredictable in her behavior.
As the days usually get shorter in late October
through mid-December, cats will enter di -
estrus.
During
estrus, the female accepts the male and an ovum (egg) is released from one of two ovaries
through the fallopian tubes into the uterus.
They will have repeated cycles of
estrus during the course of a year and may even go
through periods of continuous heat.
Most intact females will go
through their reproductive cycle and come into «heat» (
estrus) every 6 - 8 months, depending on the breed.