Symptoms of Irish Soft-coated Terrier in heat

1. When a female dog is in heat, she usually shows excitement, restlessness, and irritability. Her activities become more frequent, her barking becomes louder, her eyes shine, and her vulva begins to swell, become hard, and flush. , accompanied by red mucus, decreased appetite, raised tail and arched back, frequent urination, and likes to be close to male dogs. Estrus usually lasts 6-14 days.
2. There is no fixed time for a male dog to be in estrus. He will go into estrus after coming into contact with a female dog in estrus. Male dogs in estrus will urinate everywhere, leaving their own scent, and like to climb astride female dogs, or use their front legs to grab people's arms, and rub the inside of their hind legs against the corners of people's legs.
3. Dogs will develop estrus symptoms when their sexual organs mature at a certain age. This is a normal physiological behavior and is the basic physiological need for dogs to reproduce. If you don’t want your dog to breed offspring, you can perform neutering surgery after the female dog goes into heat for the first time. Male dogs can be neutered at any time.

Precautions before the Irish Soft-Coated Terrier comes into estrus

1. Once the dog reaches the estrus season, its appetite will be stronger than before. In terms of diet, it is best for the owner to add nutrients to the dog, such as pet instant calcium Vitamins, supplementing 3 kinds of easily absorbed glycated calcium, 8 kinds of vitamins and 12 kinds of trace elements.
2. It can prevent arthritis and convulsions caused by calcium deficiency after the dog is pregnant.
3. Because dogs are in pre-estrus, drinking cold water will easily cause them to gain weight due to the effects of hormones.

Things to note when the Irish Soft-Coated Terrier is in heat

1. The Soft-Coated Terrier needs to be under weight control.
2. Wear physiological pants when going out to play, and pay attention to choosing pants that are tailored and well-fitting.
3. If the Irish Soft-Coated Terrier does not resist when the male dog mounts him, then teach the dog to "sit" or "lye".
4. Pay attention to cleaning the dog’s vaginal area.
5. After the estrus bleeding ends, you can selectively take antibiotics for three days.

Precautions after the Irish Soft-Coated Terrier is in estrus

There will be a buffer period after the Irish Soft-Coated Terrier is in estrus. During this stage, the dog still smells. Still let the dog make appropriate movements or behaviors when being ridden by a male dog, for the sake of good hind leg joints.