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petoasis

by petoasis on 11 April 2018 - 05:04

I have one 4 years old GSD female, not pregnant before,each time in season is very short and very little blood and no swelling of the vulva.Three time like that , please advise!

Jenni78

by Jenni78 on 11 April 2018 - 15:04

First thing I would check is her thyroid. Do a thorough thyroid panel, not just a T4 test. Also, check progesterone and estrogen levels.

What are you feeding? Some foods contain high amounts of phytoestrogens which can make conception difficult.

by joanro on 11 April 2018 - 16:04

Jenni, what is considered 'high amounts of phtoestrogen' ?

Would alphalfa meal #8 and flax seed #9 be a lot?

Just had a bitch come up empty. First time bred 3 yr old female. 4 yr healthy strong male.


Jenni78

by Jenni78 on 11 April 2018 - 17:04

Typically, 8 & 9 would *not* be a lot. However, flax is so high, it is much much more likely to cause a problem lower in the list than, say, peas in the first three, although I'd still think that in 8 & 9, it wouldn't be so high. One thing I'd note is whether the manufacturer is "splitting" ingredients. Say, they have "sweet potatoes" as 2 and "yams" as 3. Same thing- really should only be one ingredient. That can make things seem way farther down the list than they really are.

Recently, on a FB breeder discussion, a lot of people feeding grain-free foods with legumes such as lentils were having a lot of females come up empty. All the foods had several legumes plus flax. Food change and next cycle, same females conceived.

by joanro on 11 April 2018 - 17:04

Thanks, Jenn. Actually this is the first bitch I had come up empty on this feed. Last litter was a first time litter and no problem. This female now is very pushy and would rather not submit to a male, so, probly not the feed.

I know I had a broblem using totw years ago, plus dogs loosing weight and a friend had the same problem. Never thought about the photoestrogen....I remember that stuff has a lot of legumes.


by joanro on 11 April 2018 - 17:04

Why is this a sticky?

Western Rider

by Western Rider on 11 April 2018 - 18:04

You made a double post I deleted it.


by joanro on 11 April 2018 - 19:04

but I had already deleted the double.
So a double causes a sticky?

Western Rider

by Western Rider on 11 April 2018 - 19:04

you thought you did but not  sometimes it will we don't know what causes them and sometimes we can get rid of the sticky then othertimes not.

So much fun


by joanro on 11 April 2018 - 19:04

Haha.

Thanks for your work.






 


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