How old are puppies when......?

Question

I have a 5 1/2 month old beagle mix puppy and I was wondering how old females are when they first come into heat?

Answer 1

Ur pup could enter her 1st estrus any day now;

it would be VERY GOOD!! to get her desexed ASAP, as U cannot safely spay her in the midst of all those hormone-changes...
and it only takes one moment of unsupervised access to get her preg by an intact M.

dogs CAn breed right thru a cyclone fence... so plz do not assume she is -ever- safe alone. keep her indoors until at least 14 days past any bloody show, and ask the vet when it's safe to desex post heat.


BETTER YET: desex her -now-
she's way too young to safely carry a litter; she's the equiv of a 9 or 10 YO girl having an early menses. this is a broad comparison, but abt right, as her pelvis will be calcified at abt 2 yrs - which is 18 in humans.

Please, please, get a full blood-panel done on her (abt $85); this will tell the vet her kidney and liver function are normal, very Important! for a safe general anaesthesia.

then save $4 by finding a subsidized desex-surgery;

many shelters, vet orgs, humane soc's, etc, offer low-coat or even free desex.
IF ** she is desexed before her 1st heat, she has almost no chance (less than 1%) of getting mammary cancer, and a reduced risk of many other cancers thruout her lifetime.

it also means no pyometra, a very dangerous uterine infection that can be fatal if not caught in time, and fewer chances of UTI's.

go, girl! this is important to Ur pup's lifetime health, and even her lifetime-length.
keep a cervical collar or an E-collar on her post-surgery, to keep her tongue off the incision; watch for any sign of swelling, redness, or leaking.

don't let her jump up on furniture or do any jumping to greet for at least a WEEK post-spay, to be sure her stitches are well-healed; Beagles can be stoic abt pain, but this is not a time to let > her < decide what's 'fun' or 'safe'.

for at least 7 to 10 days, leashed walks only; then after that, she should be good to run and play again.

Answer 2

Most dogs are sexually mature when they're six months old. So your dog's first heat can come any time between 6 months and 1 year of age. After that her cycles may run every 6 months, or she may have "split cycles" and come into heat every three months. On the other hand, you can get your dog spayed now, if you don't want to deal with any of that.

Answer 3

should be anytime. Dogs go into heat between 4 and 6 months old. I would get her spayed soon. The risk of her getting mammary cancer increases everytime she has a heat cycle

Answer 4

Your puppy could come into heat any time now.
I suggest making a spay appointment for her soon. It is best to get it done before she has a heat cycle.
The more heat cycles a dog has the higher the risk of mammary cancer. Spaying before a first heat reduces taht risk by 98%.

Answer 5

Your mom is improper, a puppy of any age can nonetheless be labored with. My Pekingese and Chihuahua have been each followed, My Pekingese used to be two years ancient my Chihuahua used to be four years ancient. Both puppies found out very fast. My First Bulldog used to be followed he used to be 6 Years ancient My German Shepard used to be followed he used to be 6 years ancient. So a puppy can study you simply must labored with it.

Answer 6

That can depend greatly. You really should get her spayed. It will prevent breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers down the line (yes, dogs can get these and they are slow horribly ways to die). It will also prevent strange dogs from tearing up your property to get to her when she does go into season.

There are plenty of dogs in shelters without other people breeding their dogs. The health benefits greatly outweigh the other factors here. My step father had a rottie that he could not spay due to a severe heart murmur. We had our fences destroyed by other dogs trying to get to her over the years. She died at almost 10 years old of breast cancer. She literally wasted away to skin and bones in less than 4 weeks time.

Answer 7

Its different for every dog but about a year old, but it may vary a couple months

Answer 8

6 months I think. That should be when you get them fixed so they won't do that. Because if there anything like cats, it'll be a one way trip to the pound from the annoyance.