For some reason I tried to edit my post, but the edit never took so I never finished the fragmented sentence...
Her logic was that since she never went into heat and since there are no males in her life our friend really never felt the need to put her yorkie under the knife and go through the pain of being spayed.
There are no medical conditions preventing the dog from having the procedure, other than the normal risk of having a tiny toy dog going under anesthesia and the possible complications of spaying. Our friend honestly believes there is no way her dog went into heat, so what would be the point. I'm not a vet, but at the same time neither is she, so neither of us can confirm whether the dog went into heat or not.
As you may have noticed I am slightly biased...and I am fine with whatever any owner decides, and I did not push my views at all to this friend. In life you have to agree to disagree and leave it alone, but I just wanted to know what the general concensus was on this. Thanks for all the replies so far! |