Linus was almost 5 months and right around 5 pounds when he was neutered and we had no problems whatsoever. However, the vet did say that he likes to neuter all his little dogs (<10 lbs) in the morning and then keep them overnight just to make sure everything goes just fine. He does not do the same with the big dogs, because my friend's 60 lb boxer/pit bull got neutered by the same vet only a couple of weeks later. I just dropped him off in the morning, they called me in the afternoon to let me know everything was fine, then I picked him up the next morning after the vet could give him a good check up. They had a vet tech stay with him all night long and he did just fine.
It's scary, but there are things with higher risks in this world (like getting in your car everyday), so I'd say go ahead and bite the bullet and get the little guy fixed. If you have a good vet, it should be fine. You can't live your whole life in fear. What is supposed to happen will happen. |