I'm asking here because many of you have a higher knowledge base of such things than your average Vet.
Dog appears to have a hormone problem. She's been through two heat cycles and there's some odd stuff going on. Everything is normal right up to the point where the cycle should be winding down. Her first cycle she had excessive mammary development to the point of producing small amounts of milk. Typically labeled as false pregnancy. I get that. But it persists. Genital swelling takes forever to get back to normal but never quite gets there. Her second cycle didn't have the level of mammary change as with the first. Her nipples have grown to the size one might think she's had a batch of pups. They are very prominent. Two months after her last cycle, genital swelling is getting close to normal. Only time will tell how far it progresses. My questions are, will any of this affect fertility? How about the pregnancy lasting full term? Any other issues I should be concerned with?
She has one more cycle this fall to go through before breeding next spring. The timing of this cycle is very poor as I'll be on the road hunting the entire time. Is there anything that can be done to change her biological clock? She'll be around a lot of other dogs during this period and it could cause big problems for other dog owners.
One more tidbit. She was very young at the time of her first cycle, 8 months. Any concerns with that?
Thanks.
