False pregnancy

My 4yr old border collie is experiencing a false pregnancy following her season. She has all the usual symptoms of producing milk, making nests, treating toys as babies and whining a bit. I know it will pass given time but it's been a couple of weeks now. Is there anything I can do at home to help her? I know the best cure for this happening in the future is have her spayed. Easier said than done. Meg has a heart murmur grade 2 managed with medication she was born with it. The vet has said it would be risky with being under a general.  So how do we manage these false pregnancies? Any advice would be gratefully appreciated. Many thanks.

Hello!  There is a good article about false pregnancies here https://vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2020/10/11/what-is-a-false-pregnancy/ There are medications which put a stop to seasons and which help to resolve false pregnancies.  The availability / appropriateness / license / side effects of such drugs various from country to country and individual to individual;  it may be something to ask your vet about.  It is also worth considering that recurrent false pregnancies may be worse than the anaesthetic risk of a spey.  Risks associated with speys can also be reduced;  spey operations can now be done at referral centres, using laporoscopic equipment under minimal, well-protected anaesthetic.  I don't know the ins and outs of your dog's condition or the requirement for laporoscopic spey (your dog having had more than one complicated season), but your vet may have / be able to research the safest options for your dog in your locality.  Whatever the risk of the spey, it should be balanced against the risk of pyometra which may increase with successive false pregnancies. Whatever you decide, you can only make your best decision with what information and resources are available for you.  When your vet has put together the information about different options, costs and risks, you then have a difficult decision to make and I do not envy you this.  Best of luck.

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