Well after posting and deciding twice NOT to spay Missy right now, I picked up the phone today and called my vet. I voiced my concerns about her having 2 surgeries in the last 8 weeks, and also being sedated twice for xrays on top of it. I said that I really want to get Missy spayed before her first heat (she's 7 months old now) but that I'm worried about putting her through so much in such a short period of time. She is so little (3 lbs) and I worry about how much her little body can take.
My vet assured me that she is VERY confidant that Missy will handle the spay and anaesthetic *just* fine. She has proven that she handles anaesthetic and her last surgery (the screw removal) was 2 weeks ago. She says that she suspects Missy will heal up nicely, and she thinks that I should go ahead with the spay now.
So, I booked the appointment, and now I'm FREAKING OUT. I really hope that I'm making the right decision.
I sense that Missy is going to go into heat soon. Her mood is just changing, and her appetite has decreased a little. I was going to let her have a heat and then do the spay, but I dunno...something tells me to just go ahead and do it, get it done with, and have all of this surgery stuff behind us so that she can be a NORMAL puppy and play again. This poor girl has been confined to an ex-pen for 9 weeks now, and still needs to be for 2 more weeks to heal from the screw removal.
I'm going to have the surgery done by laser. And I *think* that I'll get her an AVID Microchip (any thoughts on this?). I'll also have her teeth checked to see if any of them need to be pulled.
Gosh, I'm a bundle of nerves! You guys know on Wednesday I'll be on here whining to you all. I just hope that she makes it through this.
