Why????????

[pittiegurl]

My dog-Osha-is acting really weird.I was out of the room for like maybe 5 minutes & when I walked back in she was tearing up some paper out of my trash can & one of her old stuffed toys & making a nest like bed in her crate!!!! Why is she doing this? She's never done that before.She's not cold,the A/C isn't on right now.

[Dax]

Is she fixed? I've heard of nesting behaviour. Maybe she's just bored.

[pittiegurl]

Yeah,she's been fixed since she was like 4-6 months old or something like that!

A couple of weeks ago she was acting like she was in heat & she kept putting her butt in one of the male dogs face's at her obedience class.He's a neutered male so he showed no interest!

why was she doing that?

[Dax]

Both dax & ariel show me their bums. I think it's a sign that "OK you can smell me - you're the boss" nothing sexual but dominance. I notice if they don't like someone they don't let them smell their bum.

[pittiegurl]

That's funny!!!! She never EVER shows anybody-not even me-underneath her tail!!!! She had this really weird discharge too. It was kind of a reddish green!

It was more red than green,& it looked like BLOOD!!!!!

[Dax]

Are you sure she's fixed? Sounds like a trip to the vet is in order.

[pittiegurl]

I'm positive she's fixed,because after she got fixed she chewed her stitches out of her stomach at least 3 times!!!!!!

That weird discharge was gone the next day!!!!

I'm scolding her now I'll be right back!!!!!

[Dax]

found this on the web... Hopefully not but might be worth discussing with your vet is the discharge continues at regular heat cycles.

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.

The symptoms you are describing do not make me think of estrus behavior,
though. I'd be more worried about something causing pain, such as a spinal
disc problem or pancreatitis, especially if there are no other signs of
estrus. Your sister's vet will look for signs of estrus and probably
consider a lot of other possibilities if they are not present.

[pittiegurl]

Thanx!!!! That's the only time I've seen the discharge.
I'm trying to multitask right now so please forgive me!!!

I'm typing to you & scolding my dog at the moment!!!!

[Rusty-Buck]

My cousin had his boxer fixed and she had the stitches and everything. Well, he thought she was fixed until he got a male dog and she had puppies