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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  I'm sorry you're upset over this. Have you read up on all the benefits that spaying your little girl will provide? (aside from preventing a litter) Is there any way you can pick her up after the spay? A lot of us cared for our babies when they needed our love and comfort the most. Did you have the pre-op blood work done to make sure she'd handle anesthesia well? Maybe all of those things will help put your mind at ease.
I'd agree with you that this is not "life saving" if it were say a tail docking surgery, but I think spaying is somewhat life saving. You reduce her chances of a lot of illnesses, and for that you should feel good. She will always be a loving little baby girl and you'll never have to worry about what kind of dog is trying to get at her.
My stomach was in knots when I dropped Kaji off and I felt horrible when I heard him scream from somewhere inside the vet's office. Just to clarify, he wasn't in pain, he was just really scared and he's always been a screamer. When I picked him up a few hours later, he was just a sleepy ball of fur that I watched over. He was fine. |
I also agree that spaying can be life saving. Accidental pregnancies for an owner that has no experience with raising dogs is a very risky business indeed. Risks to an unspayed female dog include accidentally getting pregnant by a larger dog and the puppies are too big to be born naturally. Nursing mothers can develop eclampsia and can die before you even notice that anything is wrong with her.
Unspayed females also have a much higher risk of developing mammary tumors. The risk of breast cancer is almost eliminated in dogs that are spayed before their first heat. The risk of malignant mammary tumors in dogs spayed after their first heat increases significantly, but if an owner waits to spay their dog until after their second heat, the risk increases to 25%.