Well, I'm pretty new at it too, but here's what I know: >From the day she first starts bleeding, count 11 days. Around that time is when she will accept a male. She will typically let the male breed with her for 3-5 days. After that, he's done.
For now, once she gets past that 3-5 day window, the male ought to settle down. It would be a good idea to keep them separated though, for an additionall few days just to be sure. She will still be swollen, but it will start to go down after that. I don't know of a good way to stop him from whining after her because that's just what they do...LOL Good luck with it. She'll be fine in a few days. I have two females that came in heat at the same time a couple of weeks ago. What fun! On Jan 31, 2008 3:11 PM, mnwoodlief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a 3 lbs. female chihuahua and her 5 lbs. brother. The male has > mated with other females twice now and has been pretty good about it. > The female recently went into her heat cycle and started to bleed small > amounts. I have gotten her a small diaper style thing from the pet > store to help keep the blood from getting on my furniture, to keep her > from licking it, and to keep the male off of her. She does not > understand what's happening and she seems very irritated by her > enlarged female parts. Although I will never breed the two of these > little ones with each other, we are wanting to breed them with other > mates and I will need to know as much as possible by then. > > My questions are as follows: > > How long is this going to last? Her heat started around the 13th and > she is still very swollen, red, and sore. > The male will not stop whinning at her or even barking at times, which > he NEVER did before, and wont leave her alone...how do I stop him from > that? > What are considered the "prime breeding days"? I am not planning on > breeding her for another few heats, but this will be good information > for the future. > > Thank you in advance for any advice you can give! > > > -- The best way to clean your Chi's ears...get another Chi.
