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Originally Posted by Furbaby Friend  but that is just my opinion. |
Funny thing.. but I don't remember asking for your opinion about breeding. Every precaution will be taken that all goes well should the decision to breed warrant itself. It's sad that posters like you and the ones with the "sigh" remarks ruin it for people who are looking for Yorkie information. I noticed my yorkies baby teeth were still tightly intact with the adult tooth halfway in. I knew that little dogs have more problems with there teeth..so I googled it..hmm.. there are a lot of posts here about it. Just wanted to hear what others "experienced".. she has already been seen by 2 vets with the same diagnoses that they should be extracted right away so Dec. 5th is the day. Mind you that the 2 estimates were quite a bit different in price. My long time vet will be doing the extractions. Roxy was seen by another local vet when I got her because I couldn't get her into my vet for a week after I got her. This vet was great also. So I went to this other vet where she received her checkup and puppy shots. (Hence the reason for the 2 different vets.) The lepto question.. was just merrily that.. I do take my dogs swimming.. so they do have the shot.. being a small dog I was JUST wondering if anyones dog had a bad reaction to it.. I'm not into over vaccinating my animals.. Especially my Goldens. I guess I should have reworded it better.
While I was at the vet we had a conversation about having her bred she said that under the "right circumstances" it is safer for a dog to bear puppies than to have a spay w/anesthesia. No one should take breeding a dog lightly.. it is very expensive and can be even more expensive should something go wrong..and like you said there is always a chance of losing her. But that is the same as when we decide to have babies. You don't tell your daughter..oh... let me birth your kids for you because you don't know how to do it! Seriously.. thats what you are saying about leaving it up to a breeder to breed. How do you think they gained their wisdom. This is not a puppy mill situation.. all puppies will already have homes and will be neutered or spayed..NOT for YOU to worry. I helped a dog whelp a litter of 10 puppies where I had to take the sacks off and cut the cords and supplement them until the mom settled in with them. Thankfully she did! I even removed the dewclaws and cauterized the spots with a vets instruction. Its amazing what you can do with confidence and the willing to learn.
You talked about the Pro's for spaying, everyone hears the pros..have you ever read the cons? Don't get me wrong..I am most definitely for spaying and neutering (my other animals are) but don't mislead people that its all so safe..there is danger in many things we do for our animals. There is no doubt that it is the right thing to do for pet population control but not without it's dangers.
So with having said all this.. please be respectful to people posting on here..they are here to learn..you can never stop learning.. but when posters like you and the others that give "sigh" remarks come along, it really ruins what they have going here. My dog experience is extensive.. showing (Champion Gordon Setter), training, groomer, greyhound rescue, fostering so please don't undermine the people that come to gain more information through other peoples experiences. Give your opinion when asked..please...
Drawbacks of sterilization
Any surgery has drawbacks. Dogs can react badly to anesthesia in spite of precautions or can experience complications during recovery. Some dogs react negatively to the suture material used, and incisions do not heal properly.
Concurrent with the increase in laws and regulations regarding pet sterilization, research since 1990 has shown that spay and neuter surgeries may have specific drawbacks as well as benefits. Dogs neutered before puberty tend to have longer legs, flatter chests, and narrower skulls that intact dogs of their breeds because the hormones that regulate sexual activity also interact with hormones that guide growth of muscles, bones, and tendons. These physical differences can place more stress on joints and can cause problems for active dogs, especially those in training for agility and those that work in physically stressful jobs.
Additional drawbacks specific to spay surgery include increased incidence of bladder incontinence, triple the frequency of thyroid disease, and higher risk of some cancers, joint problems, and obesity and adverse reactions to vaccinations.