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Do female dogs get cramps?

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Do dogs get stomach cramps when they are on their period… Hi Lshs, The shift in hormones may cause some cramping along with behavioral changes as the female's body prepares for ovulation during the heat cycle. There is no medication that you can give your dog as the only safe medication would increase the bleeding. read more

They do get some cramps, the vulva is swollen, and at two weeks in to it, she is probably in estrus. There are three stages of a dog's heat cycle, the first week and a half or so is a cleaning period, there is bloody discharge, this is like a human's "period", the mid stage is when she is dropping viable eggs, her discharge will be clear or creamy and she is ready to accept a male, (she's horny). read more

Most dogs in heat do not seem to show pain or discomfort like their female human counterparts do, but emotionally there can be changes. Some dogs will become more needy during their heat cycle, where as others want to be left alone. read more

Hi Lshs, The shift in hormones may cause some cramping along with behavioral changes as the female's body prepares for ovulation during the heat cycle. There is no medication that you can give your dog as the only safe medication would increase the bleeding. read more

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