My friend has been a veterinarian for 20+ years. I consult her on every pet medical issue that I have, even the horses and she is not an equine vet. Jersey and I will be traveling back to NJ (where I lived my entire life except the last 2 1/2 years) next month to visit and my friend will neuter him. I know it is not as invasive as a spay but at this point he still has a retained testicle, so if it does not drop it will be a little more like a spay. (I so hope it drops!) He is 4 pounds.
I get nervous any time one of my pets has to have anestesia. She said of course there is always a risk, but the anestesia part is the same technique to administer no matter what the weight is, so that is not the tough part. She said that the tiny females are harder to spay because what they need to tie off or cut out or whatever they do (don't remember exactly what she said) is tiny and paper thin. (I remember that part, LOL)
So the jist of it is (from what I got out of the conversation) that it is harder to do when they are tiny. Your vet is probably hoping that she gets a little bigger so it will be easier for him/her to do. I would probably look for another vet that is not hesitant to work with tiny dogs. What would happen if there was some emergency with a tiny dog? I would be worried. |