or do they have their menstrual cycle until they die?
2007-09-15 00:56:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs, or more correctly b itches, do not menstruate. Neither do they have a menopause. They continue to have 'seasons' until they die if left unspayed.
Any responsible owner will have a b itch spayed by the time she reaches eight years of age, even if she was a breeding b itch, as at that age she is too old to breed and deserves a healthy, hassle free retirement.
2007-09-15 04:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by Wise ol' poodle groomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They carry on having heats until they die, although an unspayed b itch has a 1 in 10 chance of getting pyometra and a 1 in 4 chance of getting mammary cancer, so you don't often see old b itches that are still having heats!
It's not a 'menstrual cycle' in dogs - their reproductive cycle is different from humans. Humans menstruate when they've finished ovulating, when the unfertilised egg is being flushed out of the uterus. Dogs have a 'heat' or 'season' while they are ovulating, when they're ready to accept a male to mate.
Chalice
2007-09-15 08:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a true menopause like humans have, but they do greatly reduce in fertility. My grandma had a cat for 21 years. After about 12, she stopped having kittens. Same thing with dogs. A ten year old could have puppies, but it isn't a super common thing in dogs. And they should be spayed before that anyway.
2007-09-15 08:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by mama woof 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a mini dachshund that lived to be 17. She had heart problems but never lost her heat cycle. Unlike humans they do not have menopause. I do however think animals like the primates actually do. Evita
2007-09-15 08:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by evitabug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs do not have a menstrual cycle they come come into heat about twice a year.
2007-09-15 08:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by jade_2011 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES they can go through the menepause, I have known of several female dogs to do so, however it is not like a human menepause, one of my dogs bled uncontrolably - was frightening, and we wer advised she was simply goin through the menepause and it was not a huge concern... she wore doggy nappies! she was 7 when this happened.
2007-09-15 21:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by linda o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have their heat cycles until they pass away.
2007-09-15 08:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by cinney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,they have menstral cycles untill they die.
2007-09-15 08:01:58 · answer #8 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-09-15 07:59:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, they just have normal paws.
2007-09-15 07:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋