Affected bitches continue to show '''[[Oestrus Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|signs of oestrus]]'''. These signs include the production of a '''serosanginous vulval discharge, swelling of the vulva, sexual attraction to male dogs, and standing to be mounted'''. The gap between [[Oestrus Cycle - Dog|oestrus cycles]] is variable.
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Affected bitches continue to show '''[[Oestrus Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|signs of oestrus]]'''. These signs include the production of a '''serosanginous vulval discharge, swelling of the vulva, sexual attraction to male dogs, and standing to be mounted'''. The gap between [[Oestrous Cycle - Dog|oestrus cycles]] is variable.
Alternatively, dogs may present as systemically unwell as a consequence of '''[[Hormonal Pyometra|stump pyometra]]'''.
Alternatively, dogs may present as systemically unwell as a consequence of '''[[Hormonal Pyometra|stump pyometra]]'''.