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Originally Posted by lulu's mom I have a 4 pound female yorkie who is almost 8 months old and I was going to have her spayed, but I have heard stories that dogs this small don't always come out of the antestetic, I'm not sure what to do.She also has double teeth that need to be removed. Does anyone have info that they can share on this? It would surely be helpful.
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The teeth are going to have to come out so will have to undergo anaesthesia. Not spaying is more dangerous as I have seen pyometria in females as young as 2 years of age that were not spayed yet.
4lbs is not that tiny I have had 3 1/2 lbs females spayed.
First, make sure your Vet is familiar with small toy breeds of dogs.
Do a preanesthetic blood test to be sure she can handle the anesthesia. Make sure your Vet uses Isofluorine, not halathane which I don't think they even make anymore anyway so doubt you would have to worry about that but check.
You can ask your girl be on IV. Some will also attach other monitors to be sure she is doing fine through the surgery.
Make sure it is a well experienced Vet.