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HighlandYorkies · 07-30-2007, 04:44 PM

Well everyone, I am putting poor tiny Tammy in for her spay surgery in 9 hours time(Scottish time) and maybe a tooth out, and I am so worried !

I found out she was too old for first time puppies, so Casper won't be a Daddy....but Tammy's welfare is of the utmost importance, so I am getting her Spayed. She is Four years old - birthday was yesterday, and I am worried sick, not only because I remember Tara being so sick after her spay 6 years ago, but just because of the terrible life Tammy had before she came to us and I don't know how she will take people being bad to her again.

We got her last October in a terrible state....shaved, all red-raw skin and itching, and with the most pungent smell I have ever smelled in my life - which turned out to be a Yeast infection and burrowing mites. Her ears were in tatters from fighting to get food from the same bowl as his other Yorkie who he had also just sold. She wasn't toilet trained and her previous owner told me he didn't believe in Vets and told me not to take her, as she had never been !!!!!
Needless to say, she went straight to the Vets for treatment and her vaccinations.
Now she is so well and her coat has grown in nicely. Her ears though still wonky, are at least covered in hair now to cover the rags of skin left.
.....I am so sorry she has to get this surgery done after all she has been through, but it's for her own good - I just wish I could tell her that !

I have managed to do two dentals on her now - which is hard when a dog isn't used to it - but I always do my others as well to keep their tiny teeth good....Tammy's were already well gone. I chipped so much muck off them, but she has two back ones which are black and gruesome at the gum and root, and her breath smells, so I think she needs them out. I have told the Vet to pull them if they are rotten....I hope they don't leave them, because I don't want to ever put her in for surgery again after this !

They say they will give her a pre-med in her hip which will make her sleepy. I hope so, as I was raging when I got Tara back after warning them she had tiny veins, and to be careful, but getting her back with 5 blood-y needle holes in the side of her paw, and 2 in her arm-pit ! Obviously they hadn't listened and hurt Tara.
I told them of Tammy's history, so I hope they have listened !

I will post tomorrow to let you all know how she gets on....it's 1.45am here, so I'm off to bed....I won't sleep for worrying, boohoo !
POOR BABY !
....... Debra x x x x

pic 1: Tammy. pic 2: Tammy. Pic 3: Tara Casper and Tammy.
Pic 4 : TINY Tammy.

07-30-2007, 04:44 PM	#1
HighlandYorkies DEBRA'S DORKY YORKIES4 Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Highland Scotland Posts: 712	TAMMY(4yrs) SPAY SURGERY TUES - I'm so worried ! Well everyone, I am putting poor tiny Tammy in for her spay surgery in 9 hours time(Scottish time) and maybe a tooth out, and I am so worried ! I found out she was too old for first time puppies, so Casper won't be a Daddy....but Tammy's welfare is of the utmost importance, so I am getting her Spayed. She is Four years old - birthday was yesterday, and I am worried sick, not only because I remember Tara being so sick after her spay 6 years ago, but just because of the terrible life Tammy had before she came to us and I don't know how she will take people being bad to her again. We got her last October in a terrible state....shaved, all red-raw skin and itching, and with the most pungent smell I have ever smelled in my life - which turned out to be a Yeast infection and burrowing mites. Her ears were in tatters from fighting to get food from the same bowl as his other Yorkie who he had also just sold. She wasn't toilet trained and her previous owner told me he didn't believe in Vets and told me not to take her, as she had never been !!!!! Needless to say, she went straight to the Vets for treatment and her vaccinations. Now she is so well and her coat has grown in nicely. Her ears though still wonky, are at least covered in hair now to cover the rags of skin left. .....I am so sorry she has to get this surgery done after all she has been through, but it's for her own good - I just wish I could tell her that ! I have managed to do two dentals on her now - which is hard when a dog isn't used to it - but I always do my others as well to keep their tiny teeth good....Tammy's were already well gone. I chipped so much muck off them, but she has two back ones which are black and gruesome at the gum and root, and her breath smells, so I think she needs them out. I have told the Vet to pull them if they are rotten....I hope they don't leave them, because I don't want to ever put her in for surgery again after this ! They say they will give her a pre-med in her hip which will make her sleepy. I hope so, as I was raging when I got Tara back after warning them she had tiny veins, and to be careful, but getting her back with 5 blood-y needle holes in the side of her paw, and 2 in her arm-pit ! Obviously they hadn't listened and hurt Tara. I told them of Tammy's history, so I hope they have listened ! I will post tomorrow to let you all know how she gets on....it's 1.45am here, so I'm off to bed....I won't sleep for worrying, boohoo ! POOR BABY ! ....... Debra x x x x pic 1: Tammy. pic 2: Tammy. Pic 3: Tara Casper and Tammy. Pic 4 : TINY Tammy. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by HighlandYorkies; 07-30-2007 at 04:48 PM.