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Originally Posted by lolabella  I am sorry, but I don't believe this is good advice. Not all problems surface before six months. Many Yorkies get diagnosed much later, or with this blood-work. There was recently a thread where a Yorkie was diagnosed with a serious disease due to pre-op blood work. There may be a small chance of something going wrong, but wouldn't you rather take all precautions you can?
Good luck with your decision. I would trust the vet's opinion. |
i'm a surgical vet tech in an emergency clinic at the moment, and i've worked in regular vet's offices for years. in all that i've seen and with all the vet's i've worked with, simple spays and neuters on healthy pups that have had no prior problems do not need pre-op bloods done. yorkies have just as much a chance as lab pups for something to go wrong, bloods or no bloods. the average age for bloods before surgery's are 8 years for simple pro-op bloods and 10 for complete pre-op bloods, OR if they are going in for major surgery full blood work should be done. if someone wants to get it done, go for it, but its not going to make or break the surgery in most instances.