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Originally Posted by anevarez  Thanks... Chloe's parents are small. Her mother was 3.5lbs and her daddy was 3lbs. The breeder did make sure I was not getting one of Boomer and Trixie's pups because I wanted a teeny tiny dog as she made no guarantees of size. I really didn't care about size, and actually hopes she gets a little bigger... she is very short! The vet in our rural area is not very... uhm, how can I put it nicely. He is a very simple vet... he practices alot on large animals as I am in the country where horses and cows outnumber dogs and cats by thousands! I would love to be able to go to a more small animal oriented vet, but they are all so far. I am sure it could be done, but part of me just wants to let it be. I am not 100% sure yet - but I am scared of putting my baby under. I know that when my shih tzu was spayed in my old college town they performed blood tests... I know this may come off as a dumb question, but I was young back then and never asked what they were for. |
I question your breeder's breeding practices of breeding tines. But, what's done is done.
You mentioned that has dropped weight, she's 6 months old, have had her tested for LS/Bile Acids?
At 2 pounds I don't think I'd advocate spaying either, unless it's by a qualified Toy Breed Specialists and is well versed in spaying tinies. Now there is some ramification of not spay, that being a remote possibility of mammary cancer, but pyrometria is what scares me the most. I can recommend vet that specializing in yorkies, but he's in Dallas.