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Originally Posted by whimzybeads  I would love to get some opinions on a matter I have gone back and forth with....spaying. I am all for it!!! I've done Boxer and Boston Terrier rescue for almost 20 years. I've seen some really bad, devastating and horrendous situations over these 20 years where spaying/neutering would have taken care of. Here is my dilemma...Sophie is barely 3 lb.s soaking wet. She was only 15 oz. when I got her at 13 weeks from the breeder. I have heard SO many horror stories about small dogs being neutered/spayed and dying from the anesthesia that I just never would even consider it. Now, I'm not so sure. She has a very light heat cycle. Only last for about 5 days and only comes in once a year. She still sleeps in the bed with me on a towels and she never goes outside. She is pee pad trained. She has never step foot in a vets office...I have done all her shots. She has never had a rabies shot but I am rethinking that one too. I just want to do the best thing for her. She does need some teeth pulled as well.
Now that Elvis is a part of the family...I DO NOT want a mistake breeding, so I am thinking about all this now. I know that he is not out of the woods yet but I would much rather be prepared than sorry.
What are your opinions on this? I would appreciate them all  |
If she bites someone and does not have her rabies shot she will be taken away from you and you will probably be fined and they might put her to sleep. In every state it is the law your dog have rabies. They also need yearly blood work. As well as heart worm prevention. If your dog gets heart worms the treatment is very expensive and could kill your dog and if it doesn't kill your dog it will leave them with issues whether that be heart problems or something else. It is also good to have a regular vet because what if your dog or dogs get sick.