The prolapse is simply an exaggerated response to the estrogen of the heat cycle.Originally Posted by skipper
The flesh around the vulva is "supposed" to swell a bit when the bitch is in heat, but in a prolapse or hyperplasia bitch, the swelling response is markedly exaggerated ... and can sometimes look like a brain is hanging out of a bitch's cooter
Oftentimes, this exaggerated response lessens with each successive heat cycle. My Super Red bitch, for example, had a full prolapse her first heat ... but by her 3rd heat, she was almost normal in her swelling ... and by her last she just looked like any other bitch in full-blown heat.
I realize some bitches may never get back to normal, but if the bitch is a really good animal, then I personally wouldn't mind dealing with the issue. All a prolapse bitch needs is a clean above-ground pen (which is where I keep all my bitches anyway, when they're in heat), and maybe an AI breeding to get her to take if a male can't get in there (and an AI breeding is easier and faster than a normal breeding also).
So, really, there is not much of an inconvenience, that I see, so I personally don't have a problem with it.
Jack
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