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Originally Posted by Cirlonde  I'm curious about this as well. Chloe will be 6 months at the end of September so we're getting ready to make her appointment for spaying. She's five months old now and only weights 3.4 lbs, so I was concerned about having the surgery so early. The vet seems confident that she'll be fine though, and said they do many small dogs. However, she also recommended three different pre-op things that runs us up about $100. One is the pre-op blood work, and one was a shot to help keep her from getting hypoglycemia since she has to do without food for so long. The vet also wants to do the IVs.
I wasn't sure if all this was necessary, but I sure don't want to lose her just because I didn't want to spend much money. I think the total cost is going to be about $240. I also worry about her having to be stuck with needles and such too much. It's a scary thing to go through and I'm nervous!!
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Because she is under 4-4.5 pounds, if she were mine, I would wait till she was 8 months to a year old and maybe a bit bigger. And still do all the things the vet recommended, because she's so little.