Hi guys,

My female Springer spaniel (8months old) has come into Season today, :love: its her first one and shes gone really tired and slow and not her bouncy self, all shes done is sleep alllllll day!!!

Do they suffer as bad as us women do sometimes & is there anything I can do for her? :confused:

Oh bless her - that is just so young for the babe to come into season
just keep her steady and minimal work.
Dogs don't usually have the problems and upsets that we do - however, thats real young for any dog to start in season. poor girl

My little bundle has just started her first season and she is only 8 months old.

She is into her second week nah, but she is fine, eating, playing etc but more clingy with me then normal.

She's nearly 9months and i read they can have their first from 6 months? Shes not a worker dog shes a family pet and our baby, lol shes spoilt to bits both of my doggies are, i just dont like how quiet shes got shes normally so springy being a springer spaniel!! :)

She will be fine, as this is her first day she will wonder whats happening to her, bless her, you will probably see a difference in her tommorow.

we have an 8 month old cavalier spaniel and she is just into her 2nd week of being in season,she is very very clingy at the moment and is just not bothered about eating,we have to coax her by sitting on the floor next to her bowl and almost hand feeding her,is it about 3 weeks for the season?

Our Mollie isnt put off her food, shes a little greedy! She always steals Bens food if theres any left, she seems better today not quite her usual giddy self but getting there.. she'll no doubt go lazy again later tonight so she can sit on the settee with us!! xx

we have an 8 month old cavalier spaniel and she is just into her 2nd week of being in season,she is very very clingy at the moment and is just not bothered about eating,we have to coax her by sitting on the floor next to her bowl and almost hand feeding her,is it about 3 weeks for the season?

Yeah the season lasts about 21 days.

Its worse in our house as i have my own stud dog, he has got a band round him to stop him and she has got hygiene pants on, its all fun. Roll on next week.

Ouch I have a a female lab puppy and the vet said I should look to get her done at 6 months will this be ok or a bit young? Should we wait until she has her first season?

Ouch I have a a female lab puppy and the vet said I should look to get her done at 6 months will this be ok or a bit young? Should we wait until she has her first season?

If you don't plan to put her through being "Bred" then yes, anytime after six months, your girlie can be spayed.

it's best to get her done sooner, rather than later as having her "done" before she shows signs of coming into season means that you won't need to be on tenterhooks waiting for her season to "arrive" now and every six months or so after that.

According to the vet that did trixie, (my girlie) having her done before the first season also protects her from mammary cancers, as well as the womb infections, womb cancers and complications of pregnancy and whelping.

If you don't plan to put her through being "Bred" then yes, anytime after six months, your girlie can be spayed.

it's best to get her done sooner, rather than later as having her "done" before she shows signs of coming into season means that you won't need to be on tenterhooks waiting for her season to "arrive" now and every six months or so after that.

According to the vet that did trixie, (my girlie) having her done before the first season also protects her from mammary cancers, as well as the womb infections, womb cancers and complications of pregnancy and whelping.

Thats what I was told too and to be honest its not nice for them to chased by male dogs , especially when so young. I would always make sure mine are spayed and neuted .

we will be taking poppy to be spayed in a couple of months,so will be ringing round getting a price just after christmas

I wish MY springer was quiet :hihi: I never let her have a season - We got her when she was 6 months, I had her spayed at 7 months n she's now 10 months and just as springy as ever lol.
deelightful, i know you're the other end of the city but if you can travel, it's well worth using spire vets at chesterfield, so much cheaper than anywhere else.
Emma5207, as PT said, some vets recommend they are spayed before ever having a season (as ours did) so we went with their recommendation and never had to worry about some manky dog chasing her round the park :hihi:

I wish MY springer was quiet :hihi: I never let her have a season - We got her when she was 6 months, I had her spayed at 7 months n she's now 10 months and just as springy as ever lol.
deelightful, i know you're the other end of the city but if you can travel, it's well worth using spire vets at chesterfield, so much cheaper than anywhere else.
Emma5207, as PT said, some vets recommend they are spayed before ever having a season (as ours did) so we went with their recommendation and never had to worry about some manky dog chasing her round the park :hihi:

thanks for the advise,we have just rung them up and as she is in her 1st season at the moment they suggested bringing her in 3months time,the charge is around £79.00,half the price of some of the sheffield ones i have rung,so i will be making the appointment in the new year

yeah, that's a great price for a bitch isnt it - well worth travelling. Great prices for cat neutering too, and vaccinations :)

yeah, that's a great price for a bitch isnt it - well worth travelling. Great prices for cat neutering too, and vaccinations :)

It certainly is a good price. I paid £170 for Trixie's spay, this summer just gone. (ok that did include a little extra for a hernia repair, at the same time, it should have been £139, according to them, and that was their "small dog" price - she's only a teensy tiny little jack Russell)

However,to be honest, the discrepancy in prices has me wondering whether veterinary practices have a "think of a number...." policy when you make your enquiries for this op.

I didn't really turn a hair at the price, when i was told £139, because I had paid £75 for my old lad (R-I-P) back in 1994, for his "doctoring" and, knowing that price had gone up on nearly fifteen years, and that a bitch is more expensive than a dog I assumed it was right.