I've had many dogs during my life, but this is my first Yorkie. Sadie was scheduled to be spayed in January but developed a stomach upset, diarrhea, and a urinary tract infection just before her appointment. Our vet put her on 2 weeks of antibiotics for the UTI, and felt that we should postpone her being spayed. At that time, she only weighed 3 pounds and he wanted her to gain some weight and be a little older before he spayed her.
NOW - I'm scared to death to have her spayed!!
She weighs 3.5 pounds now. I'll probably wait until Summer to have her spayed, although I had wanted to have her spayed before her first heat to minimize the chance of mammary cancer further on down the line.
Does anyone her have any input on the incidence of mammary cancer in unspayed females??? Thanks for your input!!
