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Originally Posted by mayers

I agree, ask lots of questions, ask to see the surgery suite, ask what kind of gas they use. I can tell you from A LOT of experience that Isoflurane is a very safe gas but ask about the monitoring procedures while she is under. Ask if they use a bair hugger (warming blanket) during surgery, ask about post op. monitoring - all of these things can mean life or death in a very small animal. When Rambeau went to get fixed he also had many teeth pulled which kept him off the heat and under longer. The receptionist kept him in a blanket on her lap until I got there. I don't think they would have done this if I had not asked so many questions and was not as knowledgeable.

Keeping the body temperature up is very important for recovery. I can tell you from working with a lot of vets and ex-vet techs. - spaying and neutering is a very swift surgery, but that also means your little one could be swept under the rug. Make sure they have a dedicated peri- and post- op monitoring procedure. I would ask to see their SOP (standard operating procedure). The more knowledge you have the less they can pull over your eyes.

I was the same way with my precious Lupie. I waited until she was six to get her spayed because I was so worried. Even at that age she did fine, but I did threaten them with great pain if there was a problem

Good luck I'm sure your LITTLE one should be fine!

Melissa and Rambeau (my pride still hurts though . . .)

wow this is a lot of information!! i didnt know there was so much to know! can you recommend a site that I can read through to get a better handle on all of it?