Welcome. I think most of us have suffered that fear when we take our little ones in for the procedure. Does your organization do many small dogs? I'm sure they have a lot of experience doing kittens and they are small, too.
Many vets are now recommending that blood work be done before surgery in order to prevent any complications. Of course usually humane organizations don't have time to do that. I do a lot of work with stray and feral animals and often use one of our local humane societies for spay/neuter procedures, however, I took my Gracie to our vet for her spay. She was a tiny thing and I just did not feel comfortable taking her to the shelter clinic even though they do some of the best surgery work I have ever seen.
Do what you are comfortable with. It won't be easy either way. Hopefully she will come home the same day of the surgery and you can baby her as much as you want. They are usually very sleepy for the first 24 hours. By day 3 they are usually close to normal.
Some vets recommend hard, plastic post surgical collars be put on the animals in order to keep them from licking the incision but I have never found that to be necessary. Some people use a onsey and others use a soft post op collar. If you are going to be there with her after she comes home you can watch her carefully and she will be fine. Best wishes to you both. |