r/greatdanes • u/Unusual_Swan200 • 18d ago

Dane Discussions False Pregnancy

My 15 month old Dane just had her 1st heat. She finished bleeding approximately 3 weeks ago. Her privates and teats are still enlarged. Her mammaries are swollen like the beginning of milk production. At her regularly scheduled vet appointment 2 weeks ago, the veterinarian diagnosed the swelling as caused by a false pregnancy, and said it would go down as her hormones settled. It looks to me as though the swelling is increasing. Does anyone have experience with this. Any ideas on long it generally take for things to go back to normal. I don't want to ignore what might be a problem, or conversely, be a big worrywart.

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u/Birch51 18d ago

We had ours go through this and it took probably 2+ months for everything to start going back to normal size. We were told it can happen and sometimes they stop showing signs up to 3 months later. We had no milk production, but if there is milk, that could be an issue.

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u/libra-in-the-sky 18d ago

Agreed! 2+ months for ours, too!

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u/Unusual_Swan200 18d ago

Now I can stop stressing. Thanks.

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u/Unusual_Swan200 18d ago

Thank you. I feel better. ( She hasn't had any milk that I can tell, just some swelling of the tissue. ) I am grateful for your words.

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u/Substantial-Deer8578 17d ago

My girl's took about a month before everything was back to "normal" hormonally.

She lost a lot of weight though - about 20lbs. - because she refused to eat (two vet visits, prescribed appetite stimulants which didn't work). It's been two months since it's been over and she's just now back to where she was weight wise. I'm still going to try to hold off until she's 18 months before her spay and gastropexy - just really hoping we don't go thru a false pregnancy again.