I have a Chihuahua that is tiny and waited until she had her first heat which was 11 months and she was just 2 lbs. We opt for the gas anesthesia as it is much safer and my vet is really good with small animals surgeries so I trust him. She even had a false pregnancy at that tiny size and I hated to see her go through that but a lot of the research I am seeing now talks about how it messes their little systems up spaying too early. Throwing their hormones off kilter, becoming afraid of thunder storms, etc...I know in Giant breeds like Danes which I am familiar with grow off kilter if spayed/neutered too early. It is really hard to know what is best for them. I have been on a lot of holistic groups lately that do not believe in spay/neutering at all and that spay/neutering them is actually what is causing the cancers. I am not sure what the answer is. There are dangers with both early and later spay/neuters so you really just have to research and find what is best for you and yours. |