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07-20-2005, 08:57 PM | #1 |
Mommy to 3 Princesses Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: DFW Texas
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| Too small to be fixed? I cant decide what to do about getting my little ones fixed. I am scared to death and have read too many bad stories on here. Tink is 1 1/2 years and 7 lbs so I am not as scared for her. But chloe is 2 lbs at 7 1/2 months. Is she too little to get fixed? I heard they live longer if you get the females fixed because it makes them less likely to get female diesese downthe road. Is this true? Any other really good reasons why I shoudl defiently fix my girls. I have NO desire to breed and dont need to worry about and "accidental pregnancy" as I have all girls and my dogs are inside 99.9% of the time. SO what do you guys think? I want to but need a pep talk or really good reasons that will make me do it.
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07-21-2005, 03:49 AM | #2 |
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| Thanks for the post. My Gwen is only two pounds at three years and I'm scared to death to get her fixed. Skippy is a good size and is getting done on Monday. So please convince us they'll be safe. |
07-21-2005, 03:52 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | i heard someone say about their dog, i think it was oliver, that she was 2 pounds and got through the surgery just fine. but you might want to talk to your vet about it first.
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07-21-2005, 04:30 AM | #4 |
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| Brittany had her darling little Mia fixed. She's very tiny , you might contact her or go to her website to see if she has info fo you. She has lots of info and good advice for tiny yorkie owners. I think she's Brittany123 or something like that on this forum, send her a pm. But her website is www.mylittlemia.com
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07-21-2005, 04:48 AM | #5 | |
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07-21-2005, 05:50 AM | #6 |
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| Brittany123 does have neutering info on her site: http://www.mylittlemia.com/spaying.html
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07-21-2005, 05:56 AM | #7 | |
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Its brittie123. Just wanted to correct that!
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07-21-2005, 06:00 AM | #8 |
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| My breeder's pet yorkie, Daphne, was fixed later in life. I think when she was 7 or 8 years old. They never wanted to fix her before that becuase of her size...she is only about 2.5 lbs. But when they bought their own stud they had to. An accidental pregnancy would have been way more dangerous for her than the spaying. She came through the surgery just fine...even at her age. I hope that helps. |
07-21-2005, 06:02 AM | #9 |
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| My Katie was 14 ounces at 6 months old when I had her fixed. I was frightened too but she came through w/ flying colors. Just make sure the doctor uses a GAS anesthesia called Isoflourane - hope I spelled that right.
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07-21-2005, 06:23 AM | #10 | |
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Thanks for the info on the anethesia. Thats what I need to know. I cant believe your dog is that small! Holy cow! I think I am scared because I sort of go to a country vet. They have been awesome so far with everything I have ever brought any of my dogs in for but I dont see a lot of prissy small breeds in there office. So I guess I am questioning their experience with neutering that size dog. I think I want to find another vet just to do that surgery but I also dont like going to someone I dont know. SO this is my dilema. I guess I need to ask my reg vet exactly what kind of anethesia they use and stuff like that and see what you guys think. ANy other questions I should ask my vet?
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07-21-2005, 06:25 AM | #11 |
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| They will be putting a tube down her throat during the surgery. Make sure that they have one small enough for her tiny neck. You don't want a trachea problem. |
07-21-2005, 06:28 AM | #12 | |
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07-21-2005, 06:30 AM | #13 |
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| Yeah she was very tiny for the operation. But now my little princess is full grown at 2.6 lbs. She's just so skinny and short! She has the cutest little short legs. I just love her. When I had Codie neutered, he was 4 lbs at 6 months. But neutering is a much easier operation. All they do is basically castrate males. But for females there is a lot more involed. They remove the ovaries and uteris.
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07-21-2005, 06:35 AM | #14 |
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| Mac was 2 15 oz when he was neutered but since one of his testicles was not decended it was a more involved surgery also he has spinal problems which complicated things. My vet specializes in small dogs. Mac came through just fine. We all worry about are wee ones.
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07-21-2005, 07:45 AM | #15 |
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| Vet tech A vet tech is not in training but actually is certified and in many instances, they are surgical vet techs and their only duty is to anesthetize and monitor our babies. Isoflourane and a newer gas, Sevoflourane (sp) are both very safe in the hands of an experienced tech. Very much like our anesthetists when we go into hospital. The surgeon does not put us under. The person trained specifically to do that does. The most important issue is the health of the dog so the blood panel must be done far enough in advance to do a follow up on any abnormal readings to prove or disprove the results. Sometimes the tinies have underlying health problems that need to be uncovered before the surgery is to be done.. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VET IS TOTALLY EXPERIENCED AND CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF TINY TOY DOGS! Jesse, my little guy that I post about all the time, actually was neutered and had dentals done when he was under 2 years. He was perfectly fine and the only reason I left him overnight was to keep him on IV's til he was awake enough to eat. |
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