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My spayed dog is still in heat. Can she get pregnant? Separate?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | 3 years and 2 months old | 60 lbs

Hi Petco Pet Education Center, My female golden mix Samoyed 3 yrs old has been sterilized 2 yrs ago. but she still has her periods few times per years. I would like to know if she can get pregnant in these periods as she will have a male friend and we haven’t manage to neuter yet? Kindly advise if we should separate them, and how often it will happy to her per year? thank you muchhh!

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 24th, 2018

It is possible that a remnant of ovarian tissue was left behind during her spay and this is causing signs of heat. I would definitely recommend calling the vet's office where she was spayed and discussing the issue with them. In the United States we perform an ovariohysterectomy, removing both the ovaries and uterus. In some other countries the uterus is not removed and having the uterus present with ovarian tissue puts your dog at risk of having an infection called a pyometra which can be life threatening. The vet may need to go back in to remove the tissue. I would also worry if she did have her uterus removed that there is another source of bleeding that needs to be investigated. If her ovaries were truly removed and only a small remnant of tissue remained then she should not be able to get pregnant, but I would talk to your vet who did the surgery before you take that chance.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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    Published on March 25th, 2018

    Hello, if Cana has been spayed she cannot get pregnant But if she is bleeding twice a year then either she has not been spayed properly or maybe she has not been spayed at all (if you adopted her after she has been spayed, maybe the person you adopted her from lied to you about it), because of these symptoms there is definitely a possibility she can get pregnant. dogs can get pregnant only about twice a year when they have their periods.

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