I just wanted to add something here. In my case, Maggie's heat cycle has been in November and May. Her first heat was a silent heat. I never knew until after it was over and I decided to wash her blankets on her bed. Saw dried spots of blood and figured it out. I totally missed her second one also. It wasn't until last year when I took her to Yorkie Fair and she lunged at a chinese crested dog. Well she was bred, had her pups in august and then she had a split heat that started the end of November she had swelling and some bleeding but that was it. then a little over 2 weeks ago she was in heat again. I talked to my vet and she explained that with split heats the first part is usually like the proestrus phase and then it stops and could start back up in 2 weeks or it could take up to 2 months before her heat starts back up again. Now normally after having done lots of bookreading and research and getting different answers I would have been skeptical. But I have witnessed it myself. |