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sarahkw · 08-15-2014, 07:42 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm probably being the overprotective "mom" here, but I'm having my 2 year old yorkie, Knox, neutered on the 22nd and I've managed to talk myself in and out of it 10 times today along (or so it feels).

When he was about 12 weeks old, his former vet advised me to wait until he was 9 months before neutering because, direct quote, "little dogs have a hard time with anesthesia." That, of course, scared me.

Knox is tiny - right at 5lbs - and I've admittedly been delaying the neutering ever since. The vet will be doing a blood panel before surgery and I have a list of questions to ask. I also read the anesthesia protocol which was extremely helpful.

I guess what I'm looking for is feedback/reassurance from others with little Yorkies. Googling has been my worst enemy - all the not so happy ending stories!

Thank you for any advice, encouragement, sanity provided in advance!

08-15-2014, 07:42 AM	#1
sarahkw Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virignia Posts: 17	Incredibly Nervous About Anesthesia Hi everyone, I'm probably being the overprotective "mom" here, but I'm having my 2 year old yorkie, Knox, neutered on the 22nd and I've managed to talk myself in and out of it 10 times today along (or so it feels). When he was about 12 weeks old, his former vet advised me to wait until he was 9 months before neutering because, direct quote, "little dogs have a hard time with anesthesia." That, of course, scared me. Knox is tiny - right at 5lbs - and I've admittedly been delaying the neutering ever since. The vet will be doing a blood panel before surgery and I have a list of questions to ask. I also read the anesthesia protocol which was extremely helpful. I guess what I'm looking for is feedback/reassurance from others with little Yorkies. Googling has been my worst enemy - all the not so happy ending stories! Thank you for any advice, encouragement, sanity provided in advance!