I've been on this site but never posted. I have 2 Yorkies, a boy and a girl and they make my life complete.
I am going to have my little girl spayed and I have been doing a lot of research. She's pretty small so I want to figure out what the best options are for her. Right now I am leaning on the option of doing an ovariectomy (where they just remove the ovaries) as opposed to the traditional spay where they remove both the ovaries and uterus.
From what I've read so far, some studies say that this surgery has less post-op recovery time, a smaller incision and less overall trauma to the abdominal cavity. Another study says everything is comparable to a traditional spay.
I was really excited when I learned that some vets are even performing these surgeries lathroscopicly but the minimum size is 10 lbs.
Has anyone done an ovariectomy spay? Can you tell me your experience with it? Was recovery time less/same/more than traditional spay surgery? Were there any complications?
Oye vey...neutering was just so much easier
