April Love,
Hi, I'm in MN too! You have asked a lot of good questions and I have some of the same ones since my Tinka will be getting spayed soon, also. I hope someone with some experience in this will write with some answers.
I hate asking the vet a lot of this stuff cause they sometimes treat you like you shouldn't even know this stuff or be concerned cause you're not the "expert." Or they feel threatened somehow - I don't know.
Where are you in MN - if it's ok to ask. You can PM me if you want.
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