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03-08-2011, 08:27 AM | #1 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | I'm taking the plunge... I have decided to take the plunge and have Poppy spayed. I have been stressing over this from the minute I got her, I have always wanted to spay her as I have no intention on breeding her but I am just so worried about putting her under an anesthetic incase I loose her. She is in her first heat now so I will have to wait until her heat is over to make an appointment with the vet, I want to take her in so he can check her over and give me some advice on the spay. I love my vet but I want to know EVERYTHING, I want to know how many dogs he has spayed and how many have died. If I dont like what I hear from him I will be taking her to another vet which is about 30 miles away from where I live because I have heard good things from them and grill those vets in the same way. The thing that made me take the plunge? well I have always known that having your bitch spayed reduces the chances of her getting mammary cancer when older, but I read online that if you spay them before their first heat they have a 0.5 percent chance of getting it, after their first heat but before their second they have an 8 percent chance and after their second heat they have the same chances as an un-spayed bitch. This made me realise I dont HAVE time to ponder over this and that I've wasted valuable time already. So I WILL be having her spayed once she comes out of heat. I will have sleepless nights and cry until she is home but I need to stop being selfish and think what is best for my baby. Can you give me any advice on how to deal with the worry or give me your experiences? How did your babies spay go and how did she act when she came home? Thanks everyone.
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03-08-2011, 09:00 AM | #2 |
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| Good for you!! That is the best thing to do!! Yes you will be a stress ball when she is under getting her spay that day, but that is totally understandable! I was a stress ball when I had Pnut neutered and that is a faster Sx. Poppy will do fine! The best part is when she is done you take her home and spoil her and nurse her back to feeling good! Pnut did great through the sx, but he did horrible for 3 days! He was so out of it, he didn't want to move, he couldn't sleep, he hardly wanted to eat. It was very hard for me to see him like that... And he had a neuter!! They say they are easier and faster than a spay.. but he took it really hard. I just had to baby him for 3 days, hand feed him, give him Pedalight, (sp), He slept with me on a heating pad... All he did was sleep. During the day of, try to keep your mind busy. The more you are working the less you will stress, and the day will go faster for you! All dogs take the Sx different. I hope she takes it well and she has a fast recovery!! Last edited by lovespandp; 03-08-2011 at 09:02 AM. |
03-08-2011, 09:03 AM | #3 |
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| Take a deep breath and just realize that you are doing this for your baby. If you do the blood screening before surgery she'll be fine. I had 3 dogs spayed and I went through the same worry you're going through. I must have changed my mind about 20 times. The day they came home they were a bit groggy and sore but after a couple of days they were back to themselves. The only concern you might have is that you have to make sure she doesn't lick the wound. Some people put e collars on them but I perfer to use a infant onesie. Only I couldn't use it on my basset hounds, but I did use one on my shorkie. I'm not going to tell you not to worry because I know you will thats human nature. You just have to keep saying, I'm doing it for my baby and you'll get trough it. That's the best advice I can give you. Hope it helps. |
03-08-2011, 09:05 AM | #4 |
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| I got my baby Jilly's spay done finally when she was about 5 or 6 years. She was so tiny that I feared deep anesthesia for internal surgery but got more fearful of her getting cancer, etc., and finally she had the surgery. She stayed the night post-op as she was very sleepy but the vet tech kept me updated as to her progress through the night and when I picked her up the next day, she was a bit whiney and still disoriented. Back home, I held her for hours and gave her the pain Rx as directed but that next morning, the 2nd po day, Jilly woke up, no more whining, ate her breakfast, went outside and came in and tried to bait me to play ball with her. She acted perfectly normal on that 2nd po day and I had to watch her like a hawk to keep her from routine jumping, wild play, etc., for the next few days as she had lots of stored energy and was rearing to go. She only weighed 3 lbs. and I was so scared to subject her to abdominal surgery and anesthesia, but once it was over, I was so very glad she'd had the surgery and she did not have to wear those pads(which she hated) twice a year but more importantly, she had some greater protection against cancer. And even though the chance of her ever accidentally getting impregnated was just about impossible unless she somehow got lost during a furtile time and came into contact with an intact male that way, I was glad that that remote chance was gone as I would never breed her or any female I had. I leave breeding to the professionals. But I was very glad she was spayed and then was sorry I had waited so long to have it done. She lived to the age 12 1/2 and never had any ill effects at all from her spaying that I could see and she never got cancer. I'm a hardcore believer in spay/neutering but it is scary when it is your baby about to have that surgery! |
03-08-2011, 09:06 AM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Good for you. Jasmine was around 3 pounds when spayed. Of course I was scared for her, but she did great..came home the same day. She was up and about like nothing happened.
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03-08-2011, 09:07 AM | #6 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | Thank you, I will be sick with worry but I know it's for the best. I couldn't stand possibly watching her go through cancer knowing I could have done something to prevent it.
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03-08-2011, 09:18 AM | #7 |
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| Good for you! It's for the best. We had a Golden Retriever and she got really sick at age 8 and had to have an emergency spay among other operations in order to save her life. The vet told my dad had she been spayed earlier in life we wouldn't have that problem. She ended up with cancer (which IS more common for Goldens in general) but I think she would have lived longer had we spayed her earlier and took better care of her in general (she died at age 10). It was terrible though- she lost all energy, had huge tumors all over her, one the size of a football, she stopped eating, she could barely walk anymore until she had her operations. The last 2 years of her life after surgery were amazing, she acted like a pup again!!
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03-08-2011, 09:21 AM | #8 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Amen. That fear is what drove me forward with little bitty Jilly finally. Back in the mid-90's when Jilly's spay was done, I'd heard a recent rash of dog anesthesia-related horror stories and that sent me reeling for a couple extra years but I finally began to hear there was better anesthesia for tinies and just decided that I had to act out of something other than just anesthesia fear. Now days, my vet explained that the anesthesia they use is better still and they do a pre-op exam, blood, urine and run an IV during surgery, etc., so I am sure that any female I should have in the future will be spayed unless medically contraindicated - and then I would get other opinions to be certain. |
03-08-2011, 09:21 AM | #9 | |
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He did great and I had him after just a few short hours. I can't say a pound or a place that charges like 40-60 is bad because I really don't know, but I wasn't going to take Cesar there. My last dog was a shep/chow mix and he weighed about 50 lb's full grown so I wasn't really worried but when you're dealing with these guys, it happens. My grandparents had 2 yorkies. Bailey and Billie Jean. She dropped Billie Jean off and when she got home there was a message on the machine from the vet saying that she died as soon as they put her under. I made sure I got total assurance from this vet. If he showed any inkling of "it's possible..." I wouldn't have got it done but he assured me 100% that Cesar would be fine. | |
03-08-2011, 09:23 AM | #10 | |
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03-08-2011, 09:27 AM | #11 | |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
I will be asking my vet how many spays he has done and how many dogs have died.
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03-08-2011, 09:33 AM | #12 |
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| It is hard but definitely better for her. I worried and postponed Maddie's spay as well. I knew it was the right thing to do but couldn't get past my own fear. She had her surgery while I was off work for two weeks for Christmas. She did beautifully and was the perfect angel and didn't try to lick at her stitches, etc. I am glad I had all that time to be with her but honestly I think I needed the extra time with her more than she needed me
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03-08-2011, 09:35 AM | #13 |
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| Im glad youve decided to get Poppy spayed. My 2 yorkies and my cats are spayed/neutered and I was nervous when each one got done but was glad when it was done. Make sure you get pain meds not all vets give it without you asking for it.
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03-08-2011, 09:43 AM | #14 |
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| Of all the babies that succumb under anesthesia, I think those that don't far outweigh them or surely we would hear about how dangerous anesthesia is in relation to the number of administered cases. But I hear just the opposite over the last 15 years. |
03-08-2011, 11:41 AM | #15 |
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| Congratulations for getting over your own fears and doing what is best for Poppy. If it is in any way comforting, my Daisy was spayed at 4 months old....she was a sickly puppy mill puppy.....she did fine. She's almost 11 years old now and there have been no problems due to her early spay, just good health despite very bad breeding. Just a few months ago, Daisy broke a tooth and had to undergo surgery to remove it. I was very worried about her going under because she is a high risk dog with liver disease. She did fine. Teddy had an MRI and spinal tap two months ago and he had to be under general anesthesia. The neurologist told me the risk of anesthetic death is less than 1% of 1%........it will be a much greater risk to you and Poppy when you drive her to the appointment so put the risk into perspective.
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