Dog false pregnancy

[Irish Pixie]

We have an almost year old (April 24th) beagle, she went into heat a while back with no problems. She is NOT pregnant, she doesn't go anywhere alone and our two male dogs are neutered. She is developing an udder (is that what it's called in dogs, I'm only fluent in horse) putting on a bit of weight- could this be a false pregnancy? She is scheduled to be spayed on April 12th, will the spaying stop this foolishness? This is the same beagle I posted about a while back that doesn't bark, and she STILL hasn't barked, bellered, or anything. Silly dog.

Stacy

[GoldenMom]

That's exactly what it most likely is. Whether a dog is bred or not, her body goes through the same hormonal changes. False pregnancy is extremely common. Time will help the symptoms and spaying will prevent it from happening again.

I dunno, a beagle that doesn't bark/howl-maybe you should rethink the spaying! J/K

[Irish Pixie]

Am I the only person that actually likes to hear a beagle on scent? I am a wee bit on the odd side...

Silly dog, will her udder go away? She's starting to really hang down...

Stacy

[GoldenMom]

It will go down some, but she may well produce milk here before long then dry up. Her nipples will remain larger than they were prior to her heat cycle.

[TedH71]

If you know of someone whose dog had too many puppies or the mother dog died..I'm willing to bet your dog would take over the pups. Worth a try.

[mamahen]

I've had 2 dogs that have done this. Both at seperate times! My first was a english cocker. She would nurse kittens. Did that twice. The kittens were about 6 months old.

When she died, a few years later we got Daisy, our current basset. She also did this. But instead of kittens, she nursed her squeaky toy. It was a little sad to watch her carefull pick it up, being so delicate (so it didn't squeak) & nose it to her teat. She'd also carry it around constantly, laying it on the couch or chair. Heaven forbid you set on it!! .

She was spayed after her 3 or 4 cycle. Vet kept trying to talk me into breeding. She had a false pregnancy every single time!

[titansrunfarm]

My female Dobie did this when she was two, shortly after she was given to us. The vet told me to either breed her or spay her, we had her spayed after she "dried up". He did give me some kind of hormone pills for her for a few days but I can't recall which hormone...argh!.. the brain is getting old!

[NightmareRanch]

Parsley, sage and mint, dried and crumbled into her food, will help dry her up if she produces milk. I generally use parsley, it's easy to get fresh or dried and most dogs don't object to the taste. A couple of tablespoons dried herb a day usually works.

Jess