You can also make a diaper out of an old T-shirt, which may be a better fit for larger dogs who may not be able to comfortably slip into human undies. For extra protection, you can line the underwear with a sanitary pad, pantyliner, or cut a bit from a puppy pad and change it out as needed. Be sure to use brief-cut underwear or string-tie bikini bottoms, no boxers, in a size thats small enough to fit around your dogs waist without falling off, suggests K9 of Mine. The easiest upcycled dog panties involve human underwear with a hole cut in the back for your dogs tail. The same things can be done with a baby onesie, which usually fit well on small dogs.Īn easy way to get a homemade diaper on your dog is to look to materials that you already have in your home. To make a DIY diaper out of an existing diaper, simply cut a hole for your dogs tail to fit through and secure the diaper around your dogs waist as one would a baby. Some people opt to use diapers designed for children on their dogs, assuming their dog is small enough to fit into them.
Although there are store-bought dog diapers available for purchase online and at pet shops, making your own at home can be easily done with just a few basic materials and a little time.ĭiapers for dogs in heat can really be made from any absorbent material that will cover your dogs vagina.
Unless your dog stays outdoors 24/7 (ideally with adequate shelter and provisions to be comfortable,) shell need to be dressed in dog period diapers to keep blood and discharge from staining your floors and furnishings.Īccording to VCA Hospitals, an unaltered female dog will usually go through about two heat cycles per year, and with a heat comes spotting or bleeding. The most obvious sign of a dog being in heat is vaginal bleeding, but they can also experience an increase in urination (because urine has scent signals that can attract a male dog to her), and you may notice her agitated more than usual, licking her genital area, and holding her tail in a different way.
If a female dog is not fixed, she will go into heat starting at the age of about nine months.
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