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Why is my female dog licking urine after her heat cycle?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 5 months old | 5 lbs

My female Chihuahua is licking her and my male Chihuahuas urine she was in heat but not now. Should I be concerned?

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on April 8th, 2019

Hi, this is a behaviour that is normal in certain contexts. You need to keep an eye on everything else, if they are eating well, and drinking well and there are no abnormalities in the urine that you can see, I would not worry about it. Hope this helps !

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