First time dog owner here.. genuinely can’t tell if my springer is in heat??
Basically what the title says. She’s around 9 months old. She was scheduled to be spayed within the next few weeks. Google says look for the typical pink/bloody discharge and swollen lady bits. I’ve noticed not a drop of blood anywhere and as far as the bits go, she’s a hairy girl back there and I don’t really know what they would look like normally LOL. To me, it looks “normal” but I also can’t say I’ve ever studied a dog’s parts.
She’s exhibiting all the behavioral signs though. Restlessness/pacing, more tired, anxious, very loving. Keeps putting herself in her crate which she wouldn’t normally do. Today she peed on a blanket we had down in case she did bleed and she hasn’t had an accident in a long time before this. Seems to be licking more down there.
Should I just assume that is the case? How do I know when it’s over? Precautions I should take? Also she was supposed to be spayed September 24th I think, is that too soon following a heat cycle? But I don’t even actually know for sure she’s in heat lol. Is it possible for her to have a heat cycle with little to no blood present?