Why is my dog licking her vulva and leaking clear fluid when walking?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 65 lbs
Stella has been licking her female area insesivly and leaking clear fluid when she walks and or lays down.
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Published on October 15th, 2018
I am sorry to hear about Stella! I would recommend that she sees her veterinarian for an examination. We can have dogs get infections of bacteria or yeast in the vulva area, but we can also see this symptom as a sign of a urinary tract infection or some urinary incontinence. Your vet can examine her and check for signs of infection, and based on their findings make a treatment plan. Your post states that your dog is spayed, if she was not spayed we would also be concerned about the chance of a pyometra, or infected uterus, which would need to be seen right away.
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Published on February 25th, 2018
A few possibilities that may be going on. There may be something that is waking her up at that time that isn’t waking you up. A train horn? A neighbor coming home? You may want to wake yourself up around 1:30 and see if anything is happening around 2. She may also be drinking more than normal so she may be having to urinate more often. Also you describe her licking her vulva more. I am suspicious that she may be leaking a bit of urine ( not uncommon I’m spayed females as the lower Estrogen levels can lead to a weaker sphincter ). She may be dribbling which causes her to lick, and it may bother her enough to cause her to get up and want to go outdoors. I would recommend putting a white sheet under her at bedtime to see if you can gather any “evidence “ of leaking. Best of luck and I hope these ideas help you solve the mystery! Thank you for using Pet Coach.
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