[107barney]

My dogs see a vet more than once a year. My new vet is suggesting that all dogs have wellness visits with basic blood work done every 6 months (young or old) and I like this level of prevention. However, I think it's ok to go every year for the young ones unless something is going on so I have not decided whether I will keep this every 6 month schedule for the 1 and 4 year olds. I might go in the middle -- say 9 mos.

In your case, however, and I were you, I would be ok with waiting it out. The fact that there were surgeries done by a boarded surgeon with preanesthetic blood work and a vet constantly checking your dog would provide me with some level of comfort if I skipped the visit. Obviously if something was wrong, I'd bring the dog in.

Good luck!