Another vote for yes.. please spay. Not only is it the right thing to do (how many unwanted pets are in shelters in the US??? Dont know the number but it is astounding. My sister has a mini Snahauzer 7.5 years old and never spayed her due to my sister always putting it off "we can't afford it right now" etc etc. (She never got pregnant) Well, she got pyometra 2 months ago and if my sisters' daughter would not have noticed she was in pain and they took her to the vet and vet showed them pictures of her uterus so infected and enlarged that vet said right there,,emergency spay now or put her down. This ended up costing them over 1,000 dollars as appossed to the 200.00 or so it would have cost back when she should have had it done! (I kept harping on the sister of mine to have her spayed, health risks, etc etc but to know avail.) Anyway, Penny-Girl (the mini-schna) looked so pitiful for days after that surgery, but she came through and she is back to her old chubby self now, and I am so happy she made it through. My AprilLove is due to be spayed on the 25th, yes I am scared (she is so small) but she will have the pre blood work screening and isoflourane for anesthesia. |