A female dog’s first heat comes when she is between 6 to 24 months old.   A female dog’s heat cycle will mostly last for an average of between 18 to 24 days and will come every 5-8 months. A small female dog is due for her first heat earlier than a larger dog. Visible signs that a female dog is approaching her heat cycle is, the swelling of her vulva, intense urination, blood coming out of her genital, and some changes in her behavior. On your female dog’s first heat, you may be caught off guard and may not be ready with a female dog diaper to protect your floors and furniture from her discharges. Once you get the feel of things, you know her heat comes every 5-8 months, and you will thus be ready with her dog diaper.

A female dog’s heat cycle is similar to a human’s menstrual cycle. During this period, she may get pregnant when mated with a male dog. As a matter of fact, female dogs can only get pregnant when they are in heat. Breeders identify the female dog’s fertile days by testing their progesterone levels. However, the general rule points to the 11^th -15^th day of her heat cycle as her most fertile days.

Dog diapers make the in heat season of your female dog tolerable for you and comfortable for your dog. Blood discharge lasts for 7 days starting on the 8^th day of the heat cycle. It is common for your female dog’s blood discharge to continue for a couple of more days especially during the first number of cycles. Can you imagine how messy your house will be, if your female dog is without a female dog diaper when she is in heat? Her dog diaper will keep her from staining anything in your house.

On the first week, of her heat cycle, a female dog will charm and magnetize male dogs. She will be extra alluring because of her sweet female dog diaper. She will not allow any of them to mount her though. Entering into the second week of her cycle, she will be the one who will aggressively encourage male dogs to mount her. By this time, her vulva is somewhat smaller, and she will also have lesser discharge. At this stage, her discharge will be clear. Unlike humans older female dogs do not experience menopause. However, after 7 years her heat cycle will be spaced further than what is normal. Female dogs go into heat specifically with the intention of getting pregnant.

Dealing with your female dog in heat can be stress free with the Poochie Pants female dog diaper. With this dog diaper on your female dog for the duration of her blood discharge and you are assured of a stain-free house. Washable Poochie Pants female dog diaper is made of non-irritating materials and gives dependable protections against wetting and staining the house and anything inside.