[Starlette]

Spay
Julie had her spay on Monday, May 20th. I am SOOO glad her spay is done and is now behind us. I believe she was in good hands during this surgery. My only concern is that last night when I took her and Sabu out to get busy for the night is that while she was trying to have a bowel movement, she made a short squeal indicating that she was having a tough time making a bowel movement. For those of you who have either spayed or neutered your puppy, do they sometimes have difficulty in passing a bowel movement after surgery? As far as I can tell, she has been doing pretty well thus far.

Grooming
To groom or not to groom? I am having some difficulty answering this question for Julie. Her hair is close to 3½ inches. First, I am anti-grooming because I love her hair being longer then shorter. I am pro-groom because her hair in the rear has poop sticking onto her anal area which then needs to be cleaned and/or trimmed frequently, which causes her to have some difficulty in trying to pass a bowel movement. Plus, I cannot see her bud should there be a reason to check things out in that area. That is the major reason why I prefer to have her groomed. For those of you who have kept your yorkies’ hair long, do you have the hair around their anal area trimmed professionally? As far as I have seen from the photos on YorkieTalk.com, it is pretty much even on those who have chosen to have their yorkies with long hair vs. short hair. I’m also going to ask my question another way, which do you all prefer to have your baby groomed, short or long hair? I'm sure this type of question is a no-brainer, but I am having difficulty in this area.

Thank you.
Starlette