The effervescent, affectionate, and friendly attitude of female than male dogs has made them most likable to pet owners. But even though the owners have a preference for female dogs as pets, they are averse to the idea of producing pups for various reasons. Under such a situation, the mating of an estrus bitch with an unknown cur (male dog) is even more appalling. Accidental mating or unplanned breeding between sexually intact dogs when the bitch could be fertile (in estrus) is known as mismating. On the other hand, termination of an established pregnancy is known as medical termination of pregnancy (MTP).

Mis-mating in the bitches The chances of mismating in dogs increases manifold due to the promiscuous behavior of bitches, compounded by a longer estrus period. Further, the roaming behavior of the estrus bitch, and the tendency to accept a male partner increases the chances of mismating to a great extent. Once this happens, a request to abort the sequel of mismating is one of the most common requests from dog owners. Though there are several medications to nullify the mismating, none of them were found to be effective universally.

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