Lankeela or Jules - Advice please!

[kaztuz]

My staffy is just over seven months old and has demodectic mange, which is improving now she is on antibiotics and having regular baths and creams. The vet wanted to spay her before her first season as demodex causes huge fur loss(which she has had - but its now growing back). However, he won't do it until she has stopped developing bacterial boils on her belly - for obvious reasons. I am not due to see him for a couple of weeks, but I am concerned she is showing signs of coming in to season soon.

Firstly she has started peeing on the carpet in the hall for the last week or so, which she had pretty much stopped doing(we've only had her five weeks and she was only semi housetrained, but had stopped weeing in the house fairly quickly). She also peed on our bed the other night when it had just been changed.
Secondly her nipples were all quite inverted until this last week and they have now all popped out.

Can you tell me whether these are signs of an imminent season please?

[Illyria54]

I'm not lankeela or jules I'm afraid but can tell you that when a bitch is coming into season she does pee a lot more, she is leaving little messages for any males that happen to be around and yes another sign is an increase in nipple size, her vulva will start swelling next and then she will start blood spotting or in case of my youngest German Shepherd (now spayed thankfully) flowing!! lovely, vets won't as a general rule spay until 3 months after a season or midway between 2 seasons, I say this as my bitch had seasons every 4 months as did her mum.
Hope this helps.

[lankeela]

I'd bring forward her vet visit in case she has cystitis, but can't see why he would want to spay her so early, the hair loss would not affect the spaying, and I would not want her to go through an operation unnecessarily unless she was 100% fit and healthy anyway.

[jules77]

They can want to wee more when they are in season, have you checked to see if there is any discharge, as sometimes they lick themselves clean and do not have any spotting around the house. However, I tend to agree with Lankeela that it could be a sign of cystitis, and would take a sample of her wee to the vets (I know this is easier said than done, best way is to get an old baking tray and pop it underneath her when she stoops down).

Demodex is usually due to a weak or weakened immune system, and I would be inclined to use some Fit and Fertile Protect and Rebuild on her for a few months, (it cleared up my b!tches immune problem, and has had some excellent feedback in the dog magazine) it may also help with the bacterial boils she has on her tummy, as the vet wont spey her until she is fully fit.

http://www.fitandfertile.com/shop/misc-product s/protect-and-rebuild-4.html