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Originally Posted by cheryl000 But the difference is you made your own choices. And after the c-section you decided you didn't want to go through another prengnacy. Animals depend on on US to lookout for their best intrests. Dogs this small have more risks just as an 85lb woman does. C-sections have been downplayed by our society but it is still major surgery. I believe that if a dog has one it should be fixed shortly afterwards. It is more painful to recover from a c-section than a natural birth. There is no way to tell how much pain a dog is in. Tons of vets even make pain medicine OPTIONAL!
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Thanks for your opinion too, but I also think it is not worth the risk for my dogs to be spayed and/or neutered because of the pain and the risk of death but I do not judge others negatively if they make the decision to have their pet go through what I consider to be unnecessary surgery. Do I think unnecessary routine altering surgeries are cruel? Yes. Do I get upset with people who choose this surgery for their pet despite the risk and pain? No.
Our pets cannot make ANY decisions for themselves. We as the pet owners must make those decisions for them. Sometimes we are wrong and sometimes we make mistakes. I know plenty of vets and theriogenologists for that matter who feel it is the same risk whether you are breeding a 3 lb female or a 5 lb female. Most do not feel a C-section is any more rsiky than a spay...in fact the c-section is actually less risky because no organs are removed.
So, Cheryl1000, do you think it is somehow less risky to breed a 4 lb female than a 3 lb female and on what do you base your opinion?