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Originally Posted by Jax_Mom  Pity Pat has no health issues.... However I had a friend whose little Yorkie had no health issues and has had seizures since her spaying.... I feel spaying is an elective surgery and I cringe to think of Pitty Pat having a seizure. There is no chance of her ever getting pregnant....However, if this is what it is going to take for my kids to live peacefully together under the same roof, well then. I should have Pitty Pat spayed. If this were a 100% guarantee that there would be no more fighting.. I would not hesitate to have her spayed.... Short of having all teeth removed from both my girls...nothing is 100%. =( |
You are right that there is no guarantee that the fighting will stop.
I understand your concerns about spaying. There is always risk with surgery, but I believe your friend's Yorkie likely had/has some underlying health issue that contributed to the seizures. You can minimize the risk of surgery by having pre-op bloodwork done and consulting your vet about the anesthesia protocol.
Here is a link about best practices:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-protocol.html
There are other reasons to spay females. Intact females are a high risk for pyometra, a deadly uterine infection.