Hiya, I had my bitch mated 8 days ago she was swabbed and it said she was ovulatiing at 6 days, all tho not unheard of I understand this to be un common, anyway she was mated 1st on day 6 with just a small amount of bleeding after, day 7 the blood had seemed to have stopped, day 8 she was mated again, still not much sign any bloody the 3rd and final mating took place on day 10 and since she has been bleeding heavier than her normal season, it is very watery (thin) like watered down blood not thick nor deep red, she seems fine in herself when she is awake that is....she is sleeping quite a bit drinking and eating but being slightly more fussy with her food, she was given a course of abs prior to the mating and is on another course of abs now.....is this normal? does it mean she hasnt caught or may have picked up a infection or been damaged inside? this will be my first litter and getting mixed views from things i find on the net....so any advice or opinoons most greatfully recieved!

could be that she did pick up an infection maybe water infection? so the abs will do the trick ,the bleeding sounds ok to me but im no vet ,after my girl was mated her bleed went lighter and stopped after 4weeks !!

yes it is lighter just alot more of it, that was may concern?

i woundnt worry about it ,it sounds norrmal to me ,
good luck and i hope all goes great for you and your dog ,as its your 1st time have you got the book of bitches ? every one here says its there breeding bible ,weve had 3littlers and you also learn more each time ,im waiting for my book to come ,my girls litter is 3weeks old tomorrow and my god its been hard this time x

yeah I have that book along with a few others, to be honest I didnt like it very much there are others which i have found easier to read and more imformative (cant think of the titles right now) im tired and stressed with just the mating cant imagine how i will feel if or when we finaly have puppies....fingers crossed!!

Congrats on ur new babies!!

Wa she perfectly willing at day 6?

im sure you will been fine !...try not to worry to much ,from the week before my girl had her pups i didnt sleep or eat very well ,ive lost 10pound in weight lol ! but everything is fine now ..and thankyou x ....if and when you get the chance would you message me the books you have please :) x

yes she lifted and stood for the dog, and she lifted the net 2 matings too by day 11 she had stopped lifting

yes I will have to get them out the cupboard, will pm you them asap!

I hope I can lose 10 lbs with all the worry of it all too!!....lol

A few years ago one of my girls bled from day one of her season until after she whelped, she had 7 healthy pups, but our vet did put her on a course of Synulox all the way through her pregnancy.

I have found it quite normal for there to be a slightly heavier discharge the week after mating, my vet told me it was a sign of fertility, not sure if he was right, but we've never had a miss or failed pregnancy.

Good luck.

I would expect her season to continue as normal ,and because of mating some extra bleeding after is pretty common.