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Originally Posted by Rachael x  I have decided to take the plunge and have Poppy spayed.
I have been stressing over this from the minute I got her, I have always wanted to spay her as I have no intention on breeding her but I am just so worried about putting her under an anesthetic incase I loose her.
She is in her first heat now so I will have to wait until her heat is over to make an appointment with the vet, I want to take her in so he can check her over and give me some advice on the spay. I love my vet but I want to know EVERYTHING, I want to know how many dogs he has spayed and how many have died. If I dont like what I hear from him I will be taking her to another vet which is about 30 miles away from where I live because I have heard good things from them and grill those vets in the same way. 
The thing that made me take the plunge? well I have always known that having your bitch spayed reduces the chances of her getting mammary cancer when older, but I read online that if you spay them before their first heat they have a 0.5 percent chance of getting it, after their first heat but before their second they have an 8 percent chance and after their second heat they have the same chances as an un-spayed bitch.
This made me realise I dont HAVE time to ponder over this and that I've wasted valuable time already. So I WILL be having her spayed once she comes out of heat.
I will have sleepless nights and cry until she is home but I need to stop being selfish and think what is best for my baby.
Can you give me any advice on how to deal with the worry or give me your experiences? How did your babies spay go and how did she act when she came home?
Thanks everyone.   |
I had the same fear and was reluctant to get Cesar neutered. I talked to a couple different vets and found a really good vet. He was a lot more expensive but he assured me he did dogs his size all the time and he had never lost a single one. It did make me feel a little better. I think the job was over $200 for the neuter. I ended up spending like $300 at the vet because he got a few teeth extracted, rabies shot, and a host of other shots, and some chewable heartworm meds.
He did great and I had him after just a few short hours. I can't say a pound or a place that charges like 40-60 is bad because I really don't know, but I wasn't going to take Cesar there. My last dog was a shep/chow mix and he weighed about 50 lb's full grown so I wasn't really worried but when you're dealing with these guys, it happens.
My grandparents had 2 yorkies. Bailey and Billie Jean. She dropped Billie Jean off and when she got home there was a message on the machine from the vet saying that she died as soon as they put her under.
I made sure I got total assurance from this vet. If he showed any inkling of "it's possible..." I wouldn't have got it done but he assured me 100% that Cesar would be fine.