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Small dogs do not need spayed?! Hello everyone! Went along with my friend to the vet's office today for a check up on her 6 month old yorkie-pom. When she asked about a spaying appointment, her Vet replied "She is only 3 pounds and not going to get much bigger, she doesnt' need spayed." I was incredulous to this statement. When I asked him why she didn't need it her replied "Well what's going to be able to breed her?" Idk maybe another small yorkie? Anyway, I am VERY surprised and nervous that this vet would say that, I do not think he's a bad vet but most likely just inexperienced with small dogs. Am I the misinformed one here? I have always heard to do spays on even small dogs. I am sure a 3-4 pounder could get pregnant. Maybe i'm wrong. I told my friend to get a second opinion, but she said she agrees with the vet, after all he went to school. So I would just like all of your opinions, she has other small breed unaltered boys in the house and i would HATE for her to have an unexpected pregnancy. |
Are you absolutely sure the vet didn't mean to wait and see if the yorkie-pom gains some more weight before spaying? A lot of vets don't like operating/spaying when they are so small. The dog definitely needs to be spayed. ESPECIALLY because it is such a small dog. So, if you are absolutely sure the Vet meant it didn't need to ever be spayed, please have your friend find another vet. That's beyond ridiculous. |
Her small size is even more reason to spay. Imagine how difficult and dangerous pregnancy and delivery would be, especially if impregnated by a larger male. I would not trust that vet to do anything! |
I thought that is what the vet meant originally. She was requesting an appointment at around a year old for spaying. When I clarified and he asked what was going to breed her that is what led me to believe he did not want to do it at all. When checking out and making other appointments the secretary even told us the name of another vet when we told her he didn't want to schedule one, she said it was a common thing with him and a lot of people have changed vets because of it. So i am almost absolutely sure that he meant it as a general statement. |
Wow! I would ask why the receptionist continues to work for a Vet who even she doesn't have faith in, but then I remember how terrible the economy is and we all need our jobs. lol Yeah, that's nuts. Please have your friend find another Vet asap. |
This small dog needs to be in the hands of a vet who is very experienced and competent with SMALL dogs, for the spay, and for any other general issues that may come up. He admittedly is showing you he is not. Also forgot to mention that spaying offers protection against cancer in all female dogs, big or small. |
I am going to show her the replies I get here to try to convince her. Trying to convince her to go to my vet instead. I was just so surprised at this I figured i would ask the more experienced, in case I had my information wrong. |
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OMG!!! Here is our next "accidental breeding" and an owner that has no idea what is going on, a vet that gives what I would consider uninformed advise, and a tiny little girl that probably can not survive carrying/having a litter. YOU are absolutely correct....she needs to be spayed, especially with unaltered males around her. I am just praying you misunderstood what that vet said....but I wouldnt let THAT vet spay her...he obviously is not experienced with small dogs and I wouldnt want a tiny dog being spayed by a vet that does not have a clear understanding of small dogs...surviving the surgery is only the beginning...there are post op complications that sma;ll dogs have ....a vet that is experienced in small dogs, averts these complications so they are not even an issue. You keep trying to talk some sense into her.....or have all the males neutered! |
GAsp the week for idiotic vet statements! No have that female spayed. Right now. Or better yet, take the hopefully older males in to get neutered. She is likely going to come in soon to a first heat. She must be protected at what-ever cost from breeding. Take that female to your vet, who presumably knows how to handle, care and neuter/spay toy breeds. Believe you me, any size dog can mate together, all it takes is a bit of ingenuity and some acceptance on the females part. |
Wow, I have never heard of a vet that doesn't recommend a spay! I have 3 small yorkies and they are either fixed or going to be. Seriously, this vet needs his head examined ! |
Thank you all for your posts! Considering your responses, and my constant battering;) she is going to schedule with my vet for a second opinion/spay. We suggested neutering the 3 boys but they are her brothers and apparently a neuter to him makes them less manlyish.:thumbdown My vet's practice is a father and son and both are very experienced with small dogs, they did spays on both of my Malteses. Thank you all, I love love love YorkieTalk. |
Spaying them keeps them from wanting to wander too |
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And that vet? RUN! |
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wow... your friend is so lucky she has you to help her!! I would get another vet..that just plain scares me. |
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I'd say time for a new vet.....NEXT!!! |
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IMO, your friend needs to find another vet who specialized in small animals. |
KazzyK, I agree. Maybe he didn't feel comfortable doing it. I just wish he would have referred her to another vet himself. I would hate to think he told that to other people, and that those people lost their babies or harmed their health not knowing better. |
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I DID wait a bit when my Yorkies were spayed / neutered. Of course it was before a year old, but not much. I wanted to make sure they were a little bigger and stronger..... of course, just a cautious owner. They were never in a situation where they could be bred at that time. and FYI, although they are very snuggly and loving, Seymour and Seeger are very much "a guys dog". They are glued at the hip of my DH pretty much all the time! :D |
Thats a little crazy if you ask me. Of course she can get pregnant regardless of her tiny little size. I would think that for that reason alone she would have her spayed. A pregnancy for a tiny little girl like her would be all kinds of scarry. Glad she is getting a second opinion, good thing you was with her to ask the right questions. |
I know I'm late to this thread, and that the situation has been resolved. But I want to mention that a small dog CAN get pregnant. My Tatiana is 3 lbs, and was pregnant before (with her breeder). She could not carry the pregnancy to term because she was small, so a cesarean was done to save her. Tatiana recovered, and her breeder decided to sell her (to me) because she couldn't breed (but can get pregnant). Also, a small, intact female can still get PYOMETRA. Google this condition, if you're unfamiliar. It can be fatal, especially in a small dog because they can succumb quickly to the infection. In my opinion, that vet is an idiot. |
Regular posters on YT know I am pro spay and neuter. I had the "bumper sticker" before it was chic. Working with rescues, I have heard people lie that a Vet said this or that and they never bothered to take the poor dog to a vet. I even had a lady tell me her Vet said males shouldn't be neutered because it went against nature. So of course her female had puppies and handing me the box said, "Here are the puppies, I don't want them." I wanted to smack her ! I would not believe a modern vet would say that, or that she was so small no dog could breed her. But because you heard it with your own ears, I believe the vet said it ! And I am appalled that a doctor would actually say such an incorrect thing ! I am glad I read the whole thread before jumping on to type a reply. Thank Goodness you were there to give her good advice. That is the good thing about YT we learn so much on here when we hear BS we know it is BS ! |
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My chihuahua was only 1.8lbs when I spayed her and no problems. I would wait but my husbands english bulldog was never spayed or bred and at 3 she got pimetra (don't quote me on the spelling) and they had to clean out all her organs. Surgery was $1800 very sad. |
Makes me mad when bad vets give bad advise like that and people just believe them because you should be able to trust a vet! Did she think to ask about caner risks and an infection non spayed females can get that can kill them in 24 hours? |
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