Hello
my female dog is ~12 days into her second heat. she is 1,5 years old, medium sized mix, not spayed.
on saturday (8 days into heat) i fingered her for the first time. i cut my nails, used a nail file to remove spiky parts and thoroughly washed my hands beforehand. After not even 5 minutes of fingering she had a really smelly discharge.
She licked it up before I could see anything but there was a spot on the blanket. I immediately stopped but didnt think too much.
On the next day on sunday I smelled that smell again, but only once. I just yesterday learned about Pyometra (shame on me). Her behavior is normal though. No other symptomps. Except In the first week she was much more quiet and low energy, I attributed that to her heat. And that has changed back to normal now close to her second week.
Yesterday and today her behavior is completely normal and energetic. I will continue pay very close attention.
Is it possible it was a reaction to my fingering, and despite washing hands I inserted dirt/ bacteria into her vulva, immediately causing the discharge? (perhaps dirt from under the nail that I missed). I read pyo usually starts 2 weeks after heat, not during.
Curious for your experience in regards to discharge in connection to fingering. Thank you.
Needless to say I havent done anything sexual to her since and Im rather scared since i read about Pyo.
my female dog is ~12 days into her second heat. she is 1,5 years old, medium sized mix, not spayed.
on saturday (8 days into heat) i fingered her for the first time. i cut my nails, used a nail file to remove spiky parts and thoroughly washed my hands beforehand. After not even 5 minutes of fingering she had a really smelly discharge.
She licked it up before I could see anything but there was a spot on the blanket. I immediately stopped but didnt think too much.
On the next day on sunday I smelled that smell again, but only once. I just yesterday learned about Pyometra (shame on me). Her behavior is normal though. No other symptomps. Except In the first week she was much more quiet and low energy, I attributed that to her heat. And that has changed back to normal now close to her second week.
Yesterday and today her behavior is completely normal and energetic. I will continue pay very close attention.
Is it possible it was a reaction to my fingering, and despite washing hands I inserted dirt/ bacteria into her vulva, immediately causing the discharge? (perhaps dirt from under the nail that I missed). I read pyo usually starts 2 weeks after heat, not during.
Curious for your experience in regards to discharge in connection to fingering. Thank you.
Needless to say I havent done anything sexual to her since and Im rather scared since i read about Pyo.
