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Originally Posted by gracielove  There are more benefits to having the surgery done than not to. |
Thanks for some good advice. As we live on the third floor of a co-op in the city and our little girl is pad-trained so rarely outside (and never off leash when she is), there is no pregnancy risk whatsoever. She is kind of a princess in a tower and most comfortable at home watching TV.
I'm still weighing the benefits of the surgery. They were never compelling enough in the past to proceed but now as we consider adding a puppy I am stepping through the analysis again.
One of the breeders I spoke with described calcium leaching and she explained that every heat contributes to bone degradation and bad teeth. She said that little girl's heats are the cause for yorkie girls losing more teeth sooner than yorkie boys. That was an interesting point, I'll chat with my vet about it. Any other benefits I may not be considering that aren't already listed in the thread?