question! help!

KZoppa · 10-29-2010, 03:42 AM

Okay. Shelby has been in heat for roughly 2 weeks now. The discharge is now a tannish color which to what i've learned means she's receptive to the boys now. I'll just assume this is true since its not my question. Since she started her heat cycle, she totally reaks!!!! Its is normal for a female in heat to smell absolutely HORRIBLE?! I mean i almost cant stand having her in the same room let alone in the house because she leaves a trail. I'm actually tempted to take her outside (right now which is the middle of the night) and give her a good scrub down. I mean even Riley is staying clear of her. He's fixed so no worries there guys but when the king of stink is staying away you know its bad. So yeah, is it normal for the stink to be around while Shelby is in heat?

jmopaso · 10-29-2010, 11:06 AM

I don't usually associate terribly unpleasant odors when they are in heat. Maybe you should make a trip to the vet.

Rerun · 10-29-2010, 11:12 AM

It's been a bit since I've had a female in heat (mine are spayed now) but I don't remember a foul smell with them. Certainly not strong enough to clear the house and bathe in the middle of the night.

**lhczth** · 10-29-2010, 01:31 PM

I have had females that smelled horrible and females with no smell at all.

GranvilleGSD · 10-29-2010, 07:06 PM

My young female just had her first cycle and she smelled AWFUL! It hit you when you opened the door, gross! She also wasn't the best at cleaning up after herself so she spent a lot of time in her crate. I also have her mother who never smelled and was so clean that you had to check to see if she was in heat. It depends on the individual dog I guess.

Catu · 10-29-2010, 07:10 PM

Diabla smelled horrible on her first heat, the next ones smell nothing.

Konotashi · 10-29-2010, 07:11 PM

It's been a while, but after we found Sania, we didn't know if she was spayed or not until she went into heat. She didn't smell 'awful,' but she sure didn't smell good.

KZoppa · 10-29-2010, 09:40 PM

this is shelby's second cycle. We didnt have her until JUST after her first one so i cant say anything about how that one went. She doesnt keep herself very clean so she'd been spending time in the crate a lot even with the diaper on. She's very skilled at shifting the diaper around so she can drip everywhere. I guess kinda like a doggie wedgie. But she stinks!!! Vet checked her over this morning and said she's fine. While Mia was here and on her cycle she didnt stink. I guess Shelby is just special. She's getting a bath this weekend if the weather cooperates. thanks a bunch for your responses everyone. helps ease my mind a little.

selzer · 10-29-2010, 11:56 PM

Joy smelled something awful. I have had a lot of bitches, NONE of them smelled like Joy. Nothing wrong, just smelly. The others, some bled more than others, but I rarely felt that there was much of an odor at all.

Zoeys mom · 10-30-2010, 01:21 AM

No odor with Zoe but she was good at cleaning herself too. Vet rule out vaginitis? My MIL dog had vaginitis when she got her 1st heat and let me tell you the smell was worse than your hubby's feet after a 16 hour day outside in the summer. Kinda like rotten milk and rotting flesh all in one

10-29-2010, 03:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,809	question! help! Okay. Shelby has been in heat for roughly 2 weeks now. The discharge is now a tannish color which to what i've learned means she's receptive to the boys now. I'll just assume this is true since its not my question. Since she started her heat cycle, she totally reaks!!!! Its is normal for a female in heat to smell absolutely HORRIBLE?! I mean i almost cant stand having her in the same room let alone in the house because she leaves a trail. I'm actually tempted to take her outside (right now which is the middle of the night) and give her a good scrub down. I mean even Riley is staying clear of her. He's fixed so no worries there guys but when the king of stink is staying away you know its bad. So yeah, is it normal for the stink to be around while Shelby is in heat? __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

10-29-2010, 11:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
jmopaso Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 79	I don't usually associate terribly unpleasant odors when they are in heat. Maybe you should make a trip to the vet. __________________ Grimm v.h. Groot Wezenland, BH, IPO1 (Holland import) Hazel von Narnia (Czech) Hind Di Casa Sintiago (Holland import) Sonador von Narnia (Czech/Slovak/Canadian import) Promoting the working GSD and the working Paso Fino horse.

10-29-2010, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
lhczth Administrator & LOTR Addict Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 11,695	I have had females that smelled horrible and females with no smell at all. __________________ Lisa Clark Zu Treuen Händen Working German Shepherd Dogs *South Michigan SchH and Police Club*

10-29-2010, 07:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Catu Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Valdivia, Chile Posts: 4,269	Diabla smelled horrible on her first heat, the next ones smell nothing. __________________ "The dog does not need to be deranked so much as the people need to learn to act like people worth listening to" Suzanne Clothier. Diabla, my Daemon; SchH A, RH-T A Akela, my Direwolf; Work in Progress Bagheera, Long term puppy host

10-29-2010, 07:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Konotashi Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,380	It's been a while, but after we found Sania, we didn't know if she was spayed or not until she went into heat. She didn't smell 'awful,' but she sure didn't smell good. __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." My Photography

10-29-2010, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	It's been a bit since I've had a female in heat (mine are spayed now) but I don't remember a foul smell with them. Certainly not strong enough to clear the house and bathe in the middle of the night.

10-29-2010, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
GranvilleGSD Master Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 686	My young female just had her first cycle and she smelled AWFUL! It hit you when you opened the door, gross! She also wasn't the best at cleaning up after herself so she spent a lot of time in her crate. I also have her mother who never smelled and was so clean that you had to check to see if she was in heat. It depends on the individual dog I guess.

10-29-2010, 09:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,809	this is shelby's second cycle. We didnt have her until JUST after her first one so i cant say anything about how that one went. She doesnt keep herself very clean so she'd been spending time in the crate a lot even with the diaper on. She's very skilled at shifting the diaper around so she can drip everywhere. I guess kinda like a doggie wedgie. But she stinks!!! Vet checked her over this morning and said she's fine. While Mia was here and on her cycle she didnt stink. I guess Shelby is just special. She's getting a bath this weekend if the weather cooperates. thanks a bunch for your responses everyone. helps ease my mind a little. __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

10-29-2010, 11:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 17,499	Joy smelled something awful. I have had a lot of bitches, NONE of them smelled like Joy. Nothing wrong, just smelly. The others, some bled more than others, but I rarely felt that there was much of an odor at all. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC Babs, CD RA CGC Herding Instinct Certificate Heidi, RA CGC Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly & Bear

10-30-2010, 01:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Zoeys mom Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rockville, Md Posts: 2,941	No odor with Zoe but she was good at cleaning herself too. Vet rule out vaginitis? My MIL dog had vaginitis when she got her 1st heat and let me tell you the smell was worse than your hubby's feet after a 16 hour day outside in the summer. Kinda like rotten milk and rotting flesh all in one

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