Test 1: 13 canine female dog Flashcards
puberty in female dog
6-24 months- breed specific
cycle length of female dog
12 months average
proestrus in dogs
9 days
2-25 days
Follicular stage:
early proestrus: estradiol rising
end proestrus: estradiol peaks
progesterone and LH are low
during proestrus — and — are low
progesterone and LH
lasts 9 days- estradiol rising then peaks at end
behavior of female during proestrus
Behavior:
* Male begins to become attracted
* She will not accept mating, tucking tail, sitting, and turning to fend
clinical signs of proestrus in female dog
- Vulva is swollen, edematous, and firm
- Bloody vaginal discharge
- These are the typical first signs of ”heat”
9 days in dog
vaginal wall during proestrus in dogs will look
Vaginal Wall:
* Changes due to E2
* Mucosa light pink, shiny, edematous
* Vaginal epithelium proliferates (wall thickens)
* Diapedesis of erythrocytes
Vaginal Cytology:
* Mixed cells – Intermediate and Superficial
* Progressing to more superficial (cornified) as approach estrus
* Large numbers RBC’s
* Bacteria are normal (normal flora)
* WBC’s – variable, decreasing over time
length of estrus in bitch
9 days
hormone levels during estrus in bitch
- Estradiol decreases
- Progesterone rises prior to forming CL (preovulatory follicles)
- LH surge (progesterone 2ng/mL) → ovulation
- Primary oocyte released 2 days after LH surge
- Oocyte needs additional 2 days to mature (complete meiosis) to allow fertilization
when should bitch be bred
4-6 days after initial LH surge
- oocyte released 2 days post LH surge and takes another 2 days to mature before fertilization can take place
behavior of bitch during estrus
Bitch will wink,
lean, flag and stand to be
bred
clinical signs of bitch in estrus
- Vulva edematous and firm
but begins to soften - Vaginal discharge becomes
more serosanguinous (trend,
not a rule)
cytology of vagina during estrus will show
no WBC
* very thick, drier, wrinked, pale to white vaginal wall
ovulation in bitch occurs when
LH surge
2ng/mL
diestrus in a bitch lasts
55-60 days if preg
45-90 days if not preg
hormones during diestrus
progesterone (peak at 3 weeks)
* prolactin
* ovulation occurs 5-7 days before 1st day of diestrus
whelping in dogs occurs
57 +/- 1 day from onset of diestrus day 1
diestrus ends when in bitches
Progesterone drops below 2 ng/mL
- 50-60 days if pregnant
- 45-90 days if not pregnant
ovulation in bitches occur
5-7 days before 1st day of diestrus
* 2 days after LH surge
anestrus in dogs lasts
lasts 4.5 months
endometrial repair takes 120-150 days
endometrial repair in bitch takes
120-150 days
pregnancy recognition in a bitch
- there is no signal
- It is not needed as the bitch will go through the same long diestrus period regardless of pregnancy status
- No known luteolytic PGF-2α from uterus in non-pregnant bitch