I had my little guy nuetered when he was nine months old. I was going to have it done at six months, but my vet wanted to wait and see if he gained a little more weight. He also had some back dew claws, the breeder I got him from said I would want to have them removed when he was nuetered, she didn't realize he had them. So he had the blood work done, was nuetered, had to have several teeth pulled, ear hair pulled, dew claws removed, and nails clipped. I was able to take him home that night, he was very sore and out of it that night. He was much better the next day, and the day after that, back to his old self. It all cost around $350.