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It is not unusual for dogs to have a vaginal
discharge during the first week or so after breeding and late term
discharges are not unusual as well.
Vaginitis during pregnancy
produces discharges that varies in color
depending on what is
causing it. Most of the time the bitch appears to be unaffected
by this condition and treatment is usually not
necessary.
Cystitis (bladder infection) is not unusual in female dogs and
can occur during pregnancies. Blood in
the urine sometimes looks
like a vaginal discharge but dogs with cystitis are usually bothered
by the
condition, urinating frequently and straining as if there
is a need to urinate but not producing urine.
The straining can
be severe enough that some people think their dogs are
constipated. Based on
your description, this seems
unlikely.
The most serious cause of vaginal discharges in early pregnancy,
or within the first month or so after
a heat period, is uterine
infection (pyometra). Uterine infections can become life threatening
but many
dogs do not show much sign of problems until the
infection becomes very severe. Any change in her
behavior that
makes you think that she may be sick should be taken seriously due
to this possibility.
An increase in drinking and urinating
should prompt an immediate visit to the veterinarian,
as this
occurs as toxins build up in the uterus.
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