As far as having it done at your local shelter, that would depend a lot on how much you know about the people that operate that particular shelter and who the vets are that do the surgeries.
We have two different shelters that are nearby in my area. One of them I would not take a rat to much less a dog. The other one is quite well managed and the vet that does most of the surgeries is excellent. I do a lot of spay/neuter with that shelter. But most of the animals I take there are fosters or pets that I personally have rescued and have spayed/neutered myself. They do the tiniest, cleanest incisions I have ever seen.
That being said I took Gracie to my regular vet when it was time for her spay. I know they are well staffed there and there are plenty of hands near by if an unexpected event happens with a surgery. At the shelter there is one vet and a shelter worker in the room. While they are very good at what they do I just wanted Gracie at the vet's office where there was plenty of equipment and trained staff nearby.
As someone else mentioned it is important to have the pre-op blood work done as well. |