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Originally Posted by Yorkieforme  While we are on this topic...when is the best time to get a female spayed. I have heard different opinions from vets and some base this on their size. My Yorkie is 7 months old but only 2 1/2 lbs. Should I wait a bit? She might get a little bit bigger. I am nervous because of her size and being put to sleep. |
This is a great question! My Mariah is also 7 months old and only 2.8 lbs. I'm so worried about her being put to sleep too.
I never got my 7 yrs old bichon spayed. I too had some feelings at the time about taking her choices away from her....but, the absolutely main reason I didn't have it done is because I was so afraid to make the choice of having her have surgery. I wasn't aware back then, as I am now, of the health risks of NOT having her spayed. At the time I thought of it almost like an extra/elective and possibly unnecessary surgery/risk since she is an indoor dog and I had no plans to breed her.
Now I am more aware of the health risks of NOT having the surgery done versus having it done. However I'm still not sure which risk is worse and haven't decided about Mariah yet.
Does anyone know how risky the surgery is (especially with such a small dog)?