Ask the Breeder - Timing a French Bulldog Bitch’s Seasons?
patpearce May 29th, 2008
Hi is it possible for you to email me with the length of season for a French bulldog?
Mine has been in season since 15 may.
Is it around ten to 14 days best time to be caught?
Pat writes -
French bulldogs are not the easiest to time… Many will breed at 9 to 15 days… The best thing to do is a progesterone test. This is a simple lab test, requires a blood draw. If there is a local lab, you can have the results the same day, or you can overnight it to a good lad and have the results by mid-day the next day. This results in a number - and you can judge from there when to breed.
However I have had some breed on day 7 and some as late as day 24… The progesterone test takes the guess work out of the process.
I am assuming that you have not bred a french bulldog before? You do KNOW that about 99% of them have to have C-sections. And if they don’t have a C-section you risk losing the pups and probably the bitch.
If you have other questions, please ask
Pat
