My earlier posting prediction has come true. Most of my females are in heat. Scarlet, who is alpha, is in heat. I had taken her in to be spayed a few years ago, along with Gracie who was also to be spayed. She started with Gracie. There was an intestinal blockage, and my vet said she was already there and would take out the hard poop. So, she was not able to spay Scarlet at that time. Scarlet is 12 now, and I asked my current vet if spaying her now would hurt her. He just told me that it may take her longer to recover. As for the blockage with Gracie, the former vet told me to give her a stool softener. I give all my Scotties a stool softener, not a laxative, every other day. It has been amazing what has passed through them. Years ago, when Lance was seven, he had a blockage. He had to go to a specialty hospital to get it removed. The string had perforated 22 inches of his intestine which had to be removed. Lance lived to twelve and a half. I had no insurance, and the bill was enormous. I recommend everyone to get insurance on his or her Scottie puppy.
Tessa is in heat but just had a litter, so I am not breeding her. Roxie has been in heat and has been bred to Brodie.
Raven is in heat, but neither Brodie nor Bagpiper could enter her. I knew then that her canal is curved. I took her to Jane (a Survivor contestant, lasted to third place on season 5), and she did an AI with Brodie. If the insemination takes, Raven’s puppies will be due August 3rd.
Morgan is in heat. Her first litter was done AI. Morgan’s dam, Hannah, had a curvature, so I knew there would be a chance that Morgan could have the same problem. I spayed Hannah. Morgan’s second litter was conceived naturally which shocked me because for two years no male could mate her. She had two puppies. Morgan will be bred, AI, with Brodie tomorrow. Brodie is so frustrated. He let us know in no uncertain terms that he was tired of trying, so Jane did all the work. After the semen is collected and the tube is inserted and blown into her, I have to hold the female upside down for at least 20 minutes.
I will never forget when I took Arthur to be AI’d with Ava that Jane told me that Arthur was intimidated by me. Arthur is older and gives up easily. Ava has been spayed now.
Merrybelle should be coming in heat soon. She will be bred to Bagpiper because Brodie is her sire.
Malcolm, out of Hannah, carries one mutation for CMO. He only sired one litter. He will be neutered on the 14th. Annabel, who is twelve and never had a litter because she had a closed uterine infection after her second cycle, is going to have a senior profile done on the 8th. The younger females are wanting to jump her, so I have to keep them separated.
Grooming starts on the 15th through the 30th.
I despise the heat. I always bring all my Scotties inside at noon when the temperature goes above ninety degrees. I always worry about snakes. One was killed by some of my Scotties a couple of weeks ago, and I watched. It was as long as I am tall. I regret not trying to save it.