German Shepherd dog

Hi all,

  thanks for all your help until now.

my gal is now 10mos old and she is doing great interms with people and other dogs.

she has been exposed to lots of things and started taking her to club.

she had heating when she was 9mos old and that time she seems lack energy and sleeping most of the time. she would play as usual that time but panted a lot so i did less play with her that time.

its been three weeks after her heating. she doesn't pant while heating cycle but most of the time she likes to sleep and lie on the floor.

before she had heating she used to jump on me and run around. but these days i don't see that energy but sleeping when at home and when you try to take her she is happy and runs like crazy on the field and rest of the day drops down.

is this normal? or has she changed her behavior after heating?

i'm currently feeding her royal canin with hokamix and i mixed innova evo canned food like two spoons each meal.

sometimes she gets yogurt like three times a week and raw egg crushed with shell once a week.

she seems running on the field but she lacks energy at home and most of the time looks like she wants to lie down or sleep right away.

would be glad to hear.

thanks

i completely took off from males or from any dogs. she didn't almost played with any dogs for the last 21days while on heating.

maybe hormone swings.....but i don't see any unusual discharge....same fecals like as before....

surprising is she plays crazy and then drops and ifnot played then keep dropping....or lying....

i'm in california yest the heat is getting alot and last weekend was pretty high.

i'm also thinking to try to use Vertex in combining with hokamix just to give her more boost while working.......

it could be hormones yes.  My girl, gets really goofy around her heat cycles.  And also, if it's warmer than you've had, they will slow down.

Its normal for a bitch coming into heat to be more playful and energetic than normal.   And after the cycle she could want a little more rest than before.   Mine go thru mood swings as well.  The temperature rising may compound the desire to rest more.   And she may be maturing in her personality and not so much the puppy anymore.

Unless something is drasticly changed I dont think you have a real problem just yet, doesn't sound like it anyway.

JMO

I only mentioned the hips xrays because so many people get prelims done now.  Our oldest boy was laying down and watching the othe dogs play by the age of 6 months and his x rays showed arthritic changes already.  it wasn't really a lack of energy though.  He was still very alert, but watching and not playing...  Am I making the differnece clear?

As for the blood work, It is just something I have gotten used to doing.  I have to think about tick borne diseases and heartworm and effects of medications, so I might look to the bloodwork faster than other people. 

Also, I have never had any experience with a heat cycle and would love to hear from you how this turns out to hear aobut your experience with it, if/when that turns out to be the answer :)

Darcy

TwoMoon, i also feel like maybe due to heat cycle that she finished three weeks ago. she just seems like to rest more when get a chance but looks really active when go out. maybe mood swings like you've mentioned. i'll keep on eye.

Darcy: i can do prelimxray. but she wasn't like not playing and watching. she is active when outside.  just to know what would be cost to do prelimxray that you paid in your area and i think i should take to hospital as my clinic is small and i'vn't seen xrays there.

regarding heartworm she has been treated when she was 6 or7months old.

thanks