Spaying before or after first heat?

[cherry14]

I am reading some varying opinions when I google. Is it best to spay before or after a yorkie's first heat?

[Kataliadre]

I've always heard it's best to do it before. That's the route I'll be taking with mine.

[bonitalou]

Originally Posted by Kataliadre

I've always heard it's best to do it before. That's the route I'll be taking with mine.

Before, but not too young so that all their baby teeth are out, otherwise they need to be extracted at time of spay/neuter. It gets costly.

I had Allie's appointment all set and I took her in for her pre-op blood work end she was in very early heat stage. My vet would not perform the procedure at that time. He said there are added risks so I had to wait. I was not a happy camper, but I felt it best to follow his opinion. She had to wear a diaper and she was still being potty trained...I hated that experience. Full blown heat cycle right thru the Christmas holidays.

[ShowGirlLola]

My vet just told me to do it before, he said there's no benefit from waiting. If all goes according to plan I want to do it in the beginning of November, Lola will be 8 months old.

[Bellabean]

Bella is 9 months and I'm getting hers done on the 30 th. Hope she doesn't go into heat before then.

[Lovetodream88]

Before it knocks out there chances of getting certain cancers and lowers there risks of a lot of other things. I would not do it before 6 months and I would get all baby teeth pulled at the same time.

[wisteria]

My Bella was done before her first heat....

[cherry14]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Before it knocks out there chances of getting certain cancers and lowers there risks of a lot of other things. I would not do it before 6 months and I would get all baby teeth pulled at the same time.

Baby teeth pulled?

[Trevi]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Before it knocks out there chances of getting certain cancers and lowers there risks of a lot of other things. I would not do it before 6 months and I would get all baby teeth pulled at the same time.

We just had our's spayed. The vet told us that if done before first heat, there is almost zero percent chance for getting breast tumors. If after first heat, the odds rise to 20 - 30% chance. Within one day after the procedure, she was back to her devilish self.

[buffy512]

Before.

[My Sophie Girl]

My vet said before the first heat to reduce chance of breast cancer. She has two baby teeth to be removed also.
Sophie will be almost 8 months.

[Tinksmygirl]

I had Tinks done at 7 months before her 1rst heat. I had her chipped at the same time.

[Cherie6446]

Zoey was 9 mos when she was spayed. We visited the dog park everyday and I checked her vulva every time to make sure she was not coming into heat and have an accident with a male at the park. She also had baby teeth removed.

[lisaly]

I personally would wait for the growth plates to close before spaying a little one.

http://www.caninesports.com/uploads/...tions_2013.pdf

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongT...uterInDogs.pdf

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by cherry14

Baby teeth pulled?

Yorkies are known not to lose all there baby teeth on there own. Callie had doubles of some teeth because the baby ones just did not come out so they where pulled when she was spayed. Not having them pulled can cause food to get stuck between the teeth and then rott. It also will mess up the alignment of the mouth and teeth.