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Well I know you don't want to hear the bad that can happen but I am going to tell you anyway.

I have been taking care of a little 4 lb girl who got pregnant at the hands of a irresponsible owner. She ended up having to have a c-section since she was not big enough to let the pups pass without problems. Since there was no idea when she was due we had to wait till the labor begin to have the c-section. That went just fine until later that day. Momma crashed about 12 hours after surgery. Just too much for her little body to handle. She was rushed to the ER Vet where she had to stay the night. She was given IV's, antibiotics and blood transfusion. Next day she got released to go to her vet where she got more antibiotics and IV done. Later that night which was day 2 she crashed again and had to be rushed again to the ER Vet. She had to stay the second night there and receive another blood transfusion, more antibiotics and IV's. It was found that now she had peritonitis which is an infection in the lining of the stomach. She was given less than a 20% chance of survival and had to have a 2nd surgery ASAP. Day 3 she got the surgery. Now..the outcome of her was great since she is still here today but the cost was over $6,000.00 to save her. Her 4 puppies had to be hand feed from the time they were born until they were eating puppy food on their own. The momma still has to have a 3rd surgery which she will be getting soon. Today I am proud to say that momma and all 4 10 week old puppies are doing great.

My questions to you are.....Is it worth it to let a little dog go through the risk of death to have puppies??? Do you have the money to cover what it will take to save her if she has problems. Are you prepared to be up all day and night for weeks just to make sure there are no problems???

I BEG you....if you have not already do so, please take her to the vet and let them check her. I don't believe in spaying a pregnant dog but if it will be better for her then I would do it. It is not worth it to watch them suffer because of her size and then lose her. If I would have known this little girl was pregnant before I met her, I would have had her spayed immediately. Every day I got to look into her eyes and see her pain that she went through. Just not worth it to me. Spay her and love her for the rest of her life!!!!