Originally Posted by mizzwanned (Post 1612359)

She is like 2.6 lbs now full grown. But the lady said i should have had her spayed at 4 mos, which means she would have been spayed at 1 lb. That's not safe. I've been told by ppl to wait until she gets bigger and fills out, well now she's 1 yr 2 mos and hasn't grown anymore so i think now is the time. Also she already had her 1st heat and i wanna spay her before she gets her 2nd. I know the animal shelter is less expensive but i just wouldn't risk it with London, i worry too much

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy (Post 1612365)

A lot of vets are spaying earlier than 6 months now...I've seen several that start at 16 weeks (and even younger). But London would have been too small at 4 months. I do think $650 is expensive for a spay by itself, but if it included teeth extractions, a teeth cleaning, bloodwork, and an overnight stay then it's reasonable. Honestly, expensive to me but I'm assuming the cost of living is higher in New York City than Texas.

Yes, she can have her dewclaws removed. I recommend it because they can tear on something, causing her more pain then just having them removed to begin with. She'll already be on pain meds for her spay and be resting and recovering for that so she's not going to be in much more pain from having her dewclaws removed. Definitely find a vet that will do it. I can't believe the wouldn't do it :confused:

So far as staying overnight, I think it is okay to leave them overnight as long as they have 24-hour staff monitoring them constantly. I'm just not okay with staying overnight if no one is there to watch them. The person whose dog had complications brought her home because no one was at her vet's office overnight. She said her dog would have died there because no one was there. So yeah, when no one is there to watch them, no way would I leave my dog overnight.

Hha - $45 must not include any pre-op bloodwork or pain meds. It is VERY important to get bloodwork done when anaesthesia is involved....in most cases, the dog is fine but there could be something going on that you don't know about and the anaesthesia could kill them

Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 1621696)

I don't think I would use that vet office. I wouldn't want anybody pushing me to spay a dog that was less than 2 pounds at 4 months. That's crazy. You did hte right thing by waiting. I would pay $650 if I had all the faith in the world in that vet. I paid $600 for Ellie's oral surgery and I'm glad I did because the vet that did it is very skilled in the dental area. Money is the last thing that I think about when it comes to surgery. Go find a vet that you trust and go from there. Anybody can charge $100 for a spay and turn out to be a butcher and not use the best meds and procedures. If a vet charges less than about $250 for a spay here in Michigan I would hope they do them at low cost and that isn't the normal cost for abdominal surgery because cheap isn't always best.

I see what you're going through now and it makes me not want a Yorkie under about 4 pounds.

Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 1621696)

I don't think I would use that vet office. I wouldn't want anybody pushing me to spay a dog that was less than 2 pounds at 4 months. That's crazy. You did hte right thing by waiting. I would pay $650 if I had all the faith in the world in that vet. I paid $600 for Ellie's oral surgery and I'm glad I did because the vet that did it is very skilled in the dental area. Money is the last thing that I think about when it comes to surgery. Go find a vet that you trust and go from there. Anybody can charge $100 for a spay and turn out to be a butcher and not use the best meds and procedures. If a vet charges less than about $250 for a spay here in Michigan I would hope they do them at low cost and that isn't the normal cost for abdominal surgery because cheap isn't always best.

I see what you're going through now and it makes me not want a Yorkie under about 4 pounds.

Originally Posted by hha (Post 1621749)

Believe me, it's about $200 to have them spayed here, but, because of the voucher we buy for $45 through the animal shelter(to help keep from having unwanted puppies/kittens), we get it done for $45 with anesthetic included..it doesn't pay for blood work, but, still, $45 is a lot better than the $200 I would pay without it, and I've used the voucher on all of my dogs, and they've all come through with flying colors

Originally Posted by hha (Post 1621749)

Believe me, it's about $200 to have them spayed here, but, because of the voucher we buy for $45 through the animal shelter(to help keep from having unwanted puppies/kittens), we get it done for $45 with anesthetic included..it doesn't pay for blood work, but, still, $45 is a lot better than the $200 I would pay without it, and I've used the voucher on all of my dogs, and they've all come through with flying colors