Mini schnauzer heat

Question
We have a 7 month old schnauzer and she has been in heat since 27th December and is still blood spotting, this seems too long, 5 weeks! She is fine other then the bleeding but 3 weeks of heat is the norm and this seems too long. Hope you can help.

Answer
While this is a bit abnormal, not all bitches have identical heat cycles, and some do have a bloody discharge the entire time while others come in for a few days, appear to quit, and then start in again (split cycle)... so they appear to have an extra long cycle.

You might have your vet check her out as she could possibly have picked up some sort of infection while in season with everything wide open for so long, and then I would consider having her spayed when she is out of season since she could be more prone to pyometra (uterine infection).