Many of the better breeders recommend waiting for those tiny Yorkies to achieve a better weight before getting them spayed. Because of a prior bad experience I had always gotten my females spayed before their first heat and usually by the time they were 6 months old. While I had several toy bred dogs in the past Gracie was the smallest of any of them. She was still very small at 6 months. We decided to wait until she matured some more before we took her to be spayed. Sometimes size and maturity are better things to consider than just the age of the pet.
We went through her fist heat without a problem and when she was nearing 5lbs we got her spayed. She was over a year old.
Even though to me she was still very small I went through the horrible stress of taking her to be spayed. It helped that I knew my vet had much experience working on Yorkies, small ones at that. It is always hard to take your baby and leave her or him in the hands of seeming strangers but if you know your vet's experience and expertise level it helps a lot to give you peace of mind.
I would recommend to anyone who has a pup that is going to be going in for surgery to talk to your vet and ask those questions. If they don't like answering questions then go to someone else....fast. If the vet thinks they can treat your little one just like any other regular sized pet....run away.
The vaccination schedule is not even the same for Yorkies. They should not be given all their shots at once like most dogs get them. If your vet doesn't realize that then they don't have the experience level you are looking for.
It is expected for a dog to be groggy when they come home from surgery. The next day should be better and the third day there should be a sizable improvement. A dog not feeling quite a bit better by the fourth day should be reevaluated by the vet. |