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My 9-month Lab is in her first heat. What care and food does she need?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | 9 months and 9 days old | 59.52 lbs

My female Labrador is of 9 months of age and now she has her first mensuration cycle. Kindly suggest me for her good care and what should I feed her.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 19th, 2017

You don't need to change anything regarding what you are doing on a daily basis, just keep everything normal, normal feeding and normal care, a heat cycle in a dog does not require you to change anything in her life routine. if you do not want her to get pregnant keep her away from any potential male dog.

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