pcchenard
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My 17 week old female Bulldog puppy has had a vaginal discharge since we got her at 8 weeks old. Her vet did a urinalysis and said everything is fine as far as that is concerned. She said that "puppy vaginitis" is normal and that there is nothing to worry about. So that's all fine and dandy but this discharge builds up large dark green clumps in her hair in that area. The only way to get the clumps to come off short of giving her a bath is to soak it with a warm wet cloth, which takes forever and she does not enjoy it at all. It wouldn't be a big deal but this discharge is constant and really should be cleaned off daily.
I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem and at what age I can expect it to stop.
Also, does this affect when she should be spayed? The following blurb was found on this web page: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/diseasesandconditions/a/CW-PuppyVaginitis.htm
I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem and at what age I can expect it to stop.
Also, does this affect when she should be spayed? The following blurb was found on this web page: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/diseasesandconditions/a/CW-PuppyVaginitis.htm
Experts are divided on the question of whether to spay pups with puppy vaginitis before their first heat cycle or let them go through a heat cycle -- this is a question you should discuss with your vet.