Dogs & Aggression

[Jameo]

Not sure. But she could have "false heat". Something to keep in mind...

There is a condition in female dogs and cats known as "ovarian remnant
syndrome" in which a spayed female continues to exhibit signs of estrus
(heat periods. Usually this occurs because a portion of an ovary was left
in the abdomen during the spay surgery. This can happen several ways --
sometimes the surgeon doesn't have a clear view of the ovary for some
reason (obesity, not having a big enough incision, bleeding, etc.) and a
portion is simply missed, other times it is a piece of the ovary is
accidentally dropped as it is removed and reimplants in the abdomen. I have
had a couple of patients in our practice that appeared to have small pieces
of ovary near the normal ovarian tissue but separate from it. So far we
have seen these pieces and removed them but I tend to think that there are
times when there is just extra ovarian tissue. Dogs that have ovarian
tissue that is not removed during a spay tend to show all the normal signs
of heat -- swelling of the vulva, bleeding, attraction of male dogs and
often false pregnancy signs. These usually occur at the same interval as
other estrus periods, roughly seven months. Cats tend to have normal estrus
behavior for their species, too. This can be crying, rolling on the floor,
overly friendly behavior and attraction of male cats at about 3 week
intervals. The only treatment I know of is to find the ovarian tissue that
remains and to remove it. This is easiest to do when the pet is in estrus
because the ovarian tissue is active and easier to find.

In a dog that has already had exploratory surgery once I think it would be
a good idea to do hormonal testing prior to considering another surgery.
Sometimes it is possible to tell that ovarian tissue remains just by
testing progesterone levels in dogs but only if the progesterone levels are
over 2ng/ml. A hormonal response test that starts with administration of
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) during estrus behavior and then is
followed by measurement of progesterone is more accurate. This test works
for cats, too.

Roxy has this and that little ##### will PMS like a mofo

 

[vraiblonde]

In their defense, she lays down (submissive), they come over to sniff the , and she goes after 'em ... kinda like a tease.

I am totally not going to say a word.

 

[Pat]

Might want to check to make sure she doesn't have arthritis or other illness/pain. My golden started behaving this way and we learned she was suffering from arthritis and it hurt when other dogs jostled her or bumped her.

 

[crabcake]

I am totally not going to say a word.

I can't believe I'm just seeing this.

Pat -- I doubt it's arthritis ... she's not even 2 years old yet. I think she's just got a case of biatchitis. (No comments, Vrai! )

 

[teverheart2002]

I can't believe I'm just seeing this.

Pat -- I doubt it's arthritis ... she's not even 2 years old yet. I think she's just got a case of biatchitis. (No comments, Vrai! )

I can't recall what type of dog you have, but Bandit was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at 6 months old. He nips at other dogs sometimes when they play too rough. Just another idea. But like you stated on the 1st page when you know your dogs, you know when they are just not themselves. There could be something underlying like something that hurts her, but since she seems to bring them in - then nip - it doesn't really sound like this is her issue. I'm not sure, just hope that you find out why her behavior has changed. Has her position in the hiarchy changed lately, what might have changed around her, around the house, etc...

 

[vanbells]

Might want to check to make sure she doesn't have arthritis or other illness/pain. My golden started behaving this way and we learned she was suffering from arthritis and it hurt when other dogs jostled her or bumped her.