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Originally Posted by Sir Bentley  Question since all of you seam to have so much experience in this field our little Prinecess Prissy will be 6 months on July 9, 2012 should be have her spayed then or wait until she has her first heat.
Sir Bentley is all set to go in on July 10, 2012 to be fixed and our Vet wants us to bring him home the same day.
We're wondering should we do Prissy first and hold off on Bentley for another month or two. Just two costly to do both at the same time.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. |
There are differing opinions about what age to spay a female dog. I have always been of the opinion it is best to do it at 6 months, before the first heat. There have been some studies that suggest that you should wait until the end of the first year.
I certainly would get your male neutered at the scheduled date in order to get him done before he starts marking.
Since some Yorkies are still quite small at 6 months of age some people wait to get their females done until they are at least 4lbs. I did this with my Gracie although it was against everything I have done in the past. Years ago my Maltese puppy almost died from a uterine infection during her first heat so I have always wanted to avoid anything like that happening again. Gracie did fine though and she was spayed before her next heat.
If you do wait to have your female done you are going to have to be very careful to keep her supervised at all times if she goes into heat. Females in heat that potty outside can attract male dogs from more than a mile away. That is a big danger to your little dog.