 Neutering dilemma.
I posted a few weeks back about Logan's dew claw situation but I'll recap.
Our puppy has double dew claws on each foot in the back...
I normally wouldn't think much of it, just a cute little genetic glitch?
BUT, the one is really loose and dangley. Our vet suggests we have them removed when neutering him. And here's my dilemma:
Logan is currently 17 weeks old (a little over 4 months)
I know that neutering too young is usually a no-no, but with this dew claw situation the vet wants remove them sooner than later for obvious reasons. So he suggested we do the neutering a bit earlier, so that we can get the dew claw problem under control. (He's gotten his foot stuck already once and it was terrifying for him and us!)
So I'm really not sure what to do about this. Do I just go through with the early (about 5 1/2 mo. old) neutering so that his dews can be removed before fully formed (or before something terrible happens like one tearing!)
Do I skip the neuter all together and just have the dews removed? (This is something I considered because of how young he is)
Or do I wait until he's a few months older and get it all done at once?
My biggest concern is having him undergo anesthesia two times if I can avoid it. |