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Yesterday my dog had think dark brown vaginal discharge. It…
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Yesterday my dog had think dark brown vaginal discharge. It happened within a small timeframe, it was not consistently happening all day. It happened once, then not again. She was just in her heat cycle, and the last time I saw "normal" heat cycle related discharge was probably a week or week and a half ago, and that heat cycle to my best estimate started around the 20th of September. Maybe a bit before that? Her behavior is completely normal. Eating, drinking, playing, etc. She had soft stool yesterday, not full on diarrhea but softer than normal. Gums look normal and doesn't seem to be in pain (running around, jumping on high bed, sleeping on back). I monitored since last not and have not noticed any additional discharge. The discharge that did come out, I should add, was completely odorless and she does not have any smell coming from her.
Sorry to see you're concerned. Are you actively trying to breed her? Does she have access to other intact dogs? I am concerned with the time frame after her last heat cycle. I would think it's not a bad idea to get her an appointment to make sure a pyometra is not developing.
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