https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/2504/bitch-on-heat-and-also-anal-glands Our bitch is on heat at the mo, shes swollen but not bleeding much but think this is because as soon as she bleeds ger head is down there cleaning it up! She seems to be smelling quite a lot though, what is this? Also shes mounting things quite a loten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/20768?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 02 May 2009 21:21:35 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:533622bc-7c2f-46a4-961f-7fbc26daa6c0Saskia Quinn<p>maybe they were very full and needed expressing?&nbsp; not sure.</p> <p>I have normally came across this when restraining a nervous dog</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/20765?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 02 May 2009 21:12:23 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:9d552146-627b-4cec-84e1-a70769ae9e25charleyboo<p>Wasn&#39;t sure if they just let them go for no reason, she did it not long ago when we were jsut sat around watchin tele!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/20762?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 02 May 2009 21:03:07 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:ce9dc7c1-eca0-4da3-8f0b-d5e89fc8e41fSaskia Quinn<p>The smell is most likely her being in heat.&nbsp; They do tend to mount things etc when they are in heat so that is normal.</p> <p>As for the anal glands, they can be expressed due to fear or nervousness so that is also normal</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>