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Originally Posted by pstinard  Hi, are you suggesting that I wait to have her both spayed and baby teeth extracted, or have her spayed at 5 months and wait a few months to have her remaining baby teeth extracted later (if necessary)? My vet said that Yorkies have their first heat at around 6 months and to have her spayed before then, but I've read other people on this site say that Yorkies have their first heat around 10 months. The vet wanted spaying and tooth extraction done at the same time to save money and wear and tear on the Yorkie.
PS -- I'm sorry to hijack this thread, but I figure the answers would also be helpful to the person whose Yorkie hadn't lost any baby teeth at 22 weeks. |
I personally think 5 months is just too young to do a spay on a small puppy. Why have to go through having to put her under anesthesia twice? It is hard to say exactly when your pup will have her first heat but usually it is not that bad for a small pup. You do have to be very careful if you take them outside and protect her from any whole males in the neighborhood.
Yorkies do tend to retain teeth more often than other breeds for some reason.