real_angel_girl79 asked:
I have a german shepherd female who is just shy of a year old. She went into heat in October and now 3 months later she has her period again. I have been holding off on having her fixed as I would like to breed her with another pure breed, but wasn’t expecting a heat again until around April. Any ideas on why this might be? She isn’t around any other dogs excpt a fixed male.
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I have a german shepherd female who is just shy of a year old. She went into heat in October and now 3 months later she has her period again. I have been holding off on having her fixed as I would like to breed her with another pure breed, but wasn’t expecting a heat again until around April. Any ideas on why this might be? She isn’t around any other dogs excpt a fixed male.
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Tags: Dogs, Female German Shepherd
May 1st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
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Dogs can go into false heats and can have irregular periods at the start of puberty. A call to your vet to confirm might be the best option – and calls to ask are normally free.
May 4th, 2009 at 2:04 am
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Sorry to be rude. If you don’t know why this is don’t breed.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:00 am
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this is something that should be checked by a vet this is not normal.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:49 am
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Cystic ovaries or a hormonal imbalance – she very well may not be fertile. If you are DETERMINED to breed, be prepared to lay out $$$ at a reproductive specialist vet. I’ve heard of this twice (both with GSD’s) in both cases – spaying was decided as the best option.
May 9th, 2009 at 1:05 am
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some dogs have irregular cycles, the weather or exposure to another one in heat can affect them. Have to agree though with the person who questioned you breeding, don’t! there are more than enough people out there breeding. A girl shouldn’t be breed before 2 years of age, when all health testing can be done, in gsd you especially want hips x-rayed and they can’t be certified non-dysplasic till 2 years of age.
gilrs can also have split heats, these happen if there is some trauma that causes them to not finish their full cycle ( like an injury- we might consider it minor but in their minds it isn’t a good time)