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Originally Posted by 143julz  Okay, so in your opinion the vet shouldn't have "seen" anthing or been looking for anything at 4.5 mo when he was neutered?  I completely understand the whole "fixing" before sending them to their new forever families. I guess since getting them at that age and the "policy" makes sense as to why it wasn't done at the same time.
I plan on getting another one in about 6 mo and hope to get it from the same breeder, now i know what to expect in a case like this.
I was under the impression they should have been out (baby teeth)  by 5mo.
BTW----He was 7 mo on 1/16/08. So i think the timing all worked out.
Thanks bunches |
Yes, that's right! The thing I guess that bothers me about the early neutering thing is that so many Yorkies don't lose all their teeth on their own, and so you have to do the anesthesia thing again when they are pulled. There is always a risk with anesthesia, and it just seems safer to do it all at once. Joey's breeder sold him with a limited registration requirement, and that way, I couldn't register him with the AKC until I had him neutered. This way I was able to plan the neutering surgery to coincide with his permanent teeth coming in. I wonder if this breeder would compromise with you on the next pup, and allow you to choose the time of surgery, since she knows you now?