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danelover
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From:Hillsboro,,N.H.
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posted 06-23-2003 04:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for danelover     Edit/Delete Message
As some of you know I have a Great Dane,,she's 2 years old.I haven't had her spayed yet,,really scared cause her mother was a bleeder and died after being spayed.

Now my question,,Cleo has gone into heat about 3 times,,after the first time her nipples were swollen and never went back to normal.She looks like she has had a litter,,which she hasn't and never will.
Is this normal for a large dog,has anyone ever seen this,, and do you think they will go back to normal after being spayed??
I will get it done,, just need to do some extra testing on her.

Barbara

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nern
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From:NY, USA
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posted 06-23-2003 11:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern   Click Here to Email nern     Edit/Delete Message
A friend of mine had 2 female boxers both spayed. One of them had very large nipples and I assumed that she had once had a litter but when I asked I was told she never did and was spayed. I don't think it goes away...it did'nt appear to in her boxer anyway.

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Jas

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posted 06-24-2003 02:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jas     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Barbara, did your dog's mother have something like von Willebrand's disease? Have any of your dog's siblings faced surgery yet? I can certainly understand your fear!

It is normal for some bitches nipples to grow after heat due to changing hormones. just the bodies way of preparing itself. Some bitches go through false pregnancy all the way to "term" - and show all the changes, others show only some changes before the body realizes its not pregnant. For the most part unfixed females teats will grow a bit but won't go back completely to the way they were before the first heat.


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LivinLabs
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From:Coloma, Michigan, USA
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posted 07-03-2003 09:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LivinLabs   Click Here to Email LivinLabs     Edit/Delete Message
My vet calls that a "false pregnancy". Even females that have never been bred will do that. Its normal.

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Butterfly2Catch
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From:Colorado
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posted 07-04-2003 01:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Butterfly2Catch   Click Here to Email Butterfly2Catch     Edit/Delete Message
I'd get her spayed if I were you. Dogs can get stressed- it's so in their nature to reproduce, so they can get mega stressed over this and start having medical weirdo problems.
The likelihood of your pet dying after getting her spayed is very small. Still, if you're mega worried, do some research and ask your vet about the new methods coming out. Soemthing I've heard about an injection that is supposed to chemically neuter them, i've heard it's safe.
Good luck! Do you have a picture of your dane? I bet she's beautiful!

~H~

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