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Originally Posted by jrsygal37  We are going through this now. Mia is almost five months and weighs just two pounds. The size is not too much of an issue with me, as our vet did my Brooklyn who is also tiny at the same size, but she was a little older (I think 9 months). The issue we are having with Mia is she has been since we got her very sick. She is better now, but not completely. She has a cough that still is with her and with all she has gone through I am very afraid to have her put under even after she is cleared up. Just not sure what the right answer is. I myself have always believed that spaying or neutering is the right thing to do. It reduces the risk of cancer/s etc. Then we have the issue with hernias. She was diagnosed with Bilateral hernias. I've had her looked at again this week by two other vets, one a surgeon and they can't see them. Did they heal themselves? All very confusing. My question is is the risk of spaying her outweighing the good of doing it? Sometimes, spaying is not the best solution. I see it with very old dogs that come into rescue. They have them spay or neutered before being placed. I sometimes have to ask why now? Why at such an old age would you put them through it? I think sometimes judgment has to be used rather then protocol. E. |
I have a Mia too! Although we pronounce it my-a. But anyway, I'm getting her spayed next month when she is 5 months. She'll probably weigh 3.5 pounds by then. I really didn't think spaying was such a big controversy because I've grown up with female dogs and they were all spayed. I think this forum has made me more paranoid than ever, which isn't a good thing! Luckily our Mia has been super healthy so far and is a little ball of fire. I hope your Mia gets better as she gets older! Oh and I think our Mia might be advancing more than usual because she has been humping her stuffed animal ruldoph
