Guest shannon252 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 What a day! One of our volunteers dropped one of our adoptables off at the vet this morning for her spay only for me to get the call that they can't spay her because she's in full-blown heat. In five years this is only the second dog that we've had in heat and even the last one was probably four years ago or more. You can imagine that I'm less than enthusiastic about the entire scenario. I went to Petco and purchased one of those high dollar diapers but, low and behold, the hole for the tail is too big and it's not catching the blood. Likewise, the pads are not really sticking to the diaper so the pad is a mess when I take off the diaper (although not because it's dirty but because it's twisted and stuck to itself.) So, I'm asking...what do you recommend to get me through these next few weeks with my sanity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Disposables -- diapers or depends, cut your own hole for the tail. But I don't know what size to tell you to get . Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicocat Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I held a little girlie for a few nights that was going on a haul - Donna M. brought her over with a regular pair of panties with a pad (hole cut for the tail). That worked ok too. Quote Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannon252 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Ooooh, Ann. She would go awfully nice with your crew. She's black with Cutie's pointy ears. Can I bring her to you tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest longdogs Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Scotch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Valium -- for you Only 5 or so days of bad bleeding then it'll taper off. Will she crate? Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannon252 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 When she was still loopy when we first got home she was crating beautifully but, now that the meds from them stitching up an owie in her side have worn off she's pretty whiney in the crate. She's at least laying pretty still with very little wandering around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicocat Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Ooooh, Ann. She would go awfully nice with your crew. She's black with Cutie's pointy ears. Can I bring her to you tomorrow? Oh darn, my Casa is full. Quote Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 How about tighty-whities with her tail through the vent and a girly pad stuck inside. Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 No advice here, just writing to say that after I read your post I dreamed that my soon-to-be girl (Carl's sister Doodles) arrived at my doorstep in heat. Ugh!!! Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I think it's not a big deal to have a female in heat. My Soldi is not spayed and I have gone through 9 heat periods (she's 9 years old and enters in heat once per year!) and no problem. Her blood loss is minimum and she cleans herself up all the time. In the heat season I keep her on-leash during the third week when she's getting 'interesting' for the male world, but that's it. Where is the problem? Quote -------------------------------------------- Marion, Ivy & Soldi Perseverance is not a long race... it is many short races one after another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 How about tighty-whities with her tail through the vent and a girly pad stuck inside. this is what I was going to suggest too. The Depends would probably work too and instead of cutting a hole just cut a horizontal slit for the tail. The panties in most pet stores don't really fit a greyhound physique. I could make a pair of panties that would work, but by the time they arrived you likely won't need them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannon252 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I think it's not a big deal to have a female in heat. My Soldi is not spayed and I have gone through 9 heat periods (she's 9 years old and enters in heat once per year!) and no problem. Her blood loss is minimum and she cleans herself up all the time. In the heat season I keep her on-leash during the third week when she's getting 'interesting' for the male world, but that's it. Where is the problem? Oh yes, she's definitely cleaning herself up...for four hours straight from roughly midnight to 4am she was cleaning herself while laying on the dogbed next to my bed. She is also dripping blood though, even with the cleaning. I bought diapers and naturally I got at least one or two sizes too small so, don't get the 16-(whatever) pound size. So, I cut the hole for the tail and then I put the baby diaper inside the doggie diaper and I think it may be working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Marion, as I'm sure you know, some dogs bleed more than others. You're fortunate to have a dog that is a once-a-year dog and doesn't bleed much. Not all are so fortunate, and when you're not accustomed to dealing with it, it absolutely can be an inconvenience! What works best for us is to take a belly band (the ones for boys), and put it around the dog's waist. Next take a Goodnights size XL (bigger than Pull-Ups, smaller than Depends... closest thing to greyhound size I've found), cut a hole for the tail, and put it on the dog. Take a couple of safety pins or diaper pins and pin the diaper to the belly band. That'll keep it from sliding off. With any luck, she'll settle down, and if she's already in the middle of her season, well, you're already halfway done! Once she's done bleeding and acting generally wacky (yes, behavior can go out the window with some bitches), give her a good bath. For some reason it seems to help her get back to normal, and also gets her scent off so any males in the house quit acting stupid. Best of luck! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannon252 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Ooooh, thanks for the great advice Lynn! Surprisingly, my boys are doing really well with her. They are still giving her a quick sniff but are calling off easily. I was a little worried about the neighbor dog but, I checked and he's definitely neutered and not causing any trouble either. Can I assume that the dripping gives a pretty good idea that she's pretty well into it? She was with another volunteer for the past week and they kept talking about how whiney she was...well, no wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJandthe6 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 My worst problem with girlies in heat was not managing the mess but managing the BOYS. They drove me absolutely crazy until I found this stuff called "Lust Buster" that helped quite a bit. You spray it on the girl's behind--doesn't smell like anything to me but it helped neutralize the smell for the boys. All my boy dogs were neutered but that didn't stop them from being totally annoying! Hope you're not having this problem too, if you are maybe Petco sells it. I love the belly band/diaper idea. I used half a maxi pad with panties for my Whippet girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest meakah Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Solution? An intact male. You are going to spay her anyhow right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onrushpam Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 As LynnM said, we've found the combo of the bellyband and Goodnights to work best. A couple of tips... The Goodnights can be hard to find. They are for older children with incontinence problems. We usually find them at WallyWorld either in the diapers or in with the Depends. Put the tail hole in the side that is marked "front" (so you're sorta putting them on backwards). We get the ones labeled for up to 125 lbs. or the next size smaller, depending on the dog. That said, I HOPE we won't need any for a LONG time! Quote Pam GPA-Tallahassee/Southeastern Greyhound Adoption "Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance." Pearl S. Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnno1 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 They need to make tampons for doggies How are things going? Hopefully she's finished with her "cycle" by now. Quote Major & Black Jack are the BEST Doggies in the WORLD A Major Presence - MAJOR - March 10, 1999 - January 13, 2011 Little Joe - BLACK JACK - July 31, 1998 - February 8, 2011 "If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. " - Randy Pausch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StriderDog Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Solution? An intact male. You are going to spay her anyhow right? Who needs an intact male? I can just send over Strider! (Putting on the Barry White music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shannon252 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 LOL! Well, I believe we are just about done with the worst of it. She seems to be pretty well finished bleeding (thank god) and her crankiness is getting better. We went through a couple of days where she wouldn't eat and was throwing up what food she did eat but, she's eating again. I did end up getting baby diapers that were not big enough but, between the baby diapers and the doggie diaper I was able to work it out. I agree though that we will happily go another five years without another dog in heat if we can. Thank you so much for all the help here!!! Shannon and foster doggie Oprah (who was not amused by the diaper at all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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