I have their next appointment this Monday afternoon so I'll be asking some more questions.
I take my pups to a doctor that specializes in small animals and is part of a veterinary medical center. I can't find the paperwork right now for Belle's spay but I do recall having to do pre-op bloodwork and paying extra for using a gas inhalent. I remember them telling me about the table that the dogs are on which is warmed to help keep their body temp up.
I recall being very impressed with their procedures and he precautions they took when Belle went in for her spay.
I think I just feel more nervous about my pups this time because they are so much smaller than my first one and the loss during a spay that someone on YT recently had is also weighing on my mind. Its amazing how quickly and strongly we get attached to our fur-babies.
I just weighed Belle and found she is closer to 7 1/2 lbs. My pups are currently charting to be around 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 lbs as adults. At their last appt a couple weeks ago, one was just shy of 3lbs and the other was 3 1/2. I assume they will be around 4lbs if I go ahead and have them spayed around their 6 month mark.
I think I'll go ahead and have her do the extractions, if necessary, but I'm also going to ask her if it might better to wait a month and do the spay at 7 months to give the pups more time to lose those baby teeth.
Thanks so much for the info!!! |