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11-05-2013, 02:50 PM | #1 |
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| spay or no I was thinking if I should pay is zoey at 7 months and because she has and introverted vulva which she is prone to infections I guess so I was wondering if I should spay her early or not she's also 2&a half pounds I don't know if anyone here has ever spayed there pup at two and a half pounds? |
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11-05-2013, 03:46 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Vets can spay animals much smaller than 2 1/2 pounds. Just check around to find one who is experienced in small animal anesthesia and insist on pre-OP blood work to make sure she is healthy enough to tolerate anesthesia. This is a great sticky with information. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...-protocol.html
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11-07-2013, 05:25 AM | #3 |
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11-07-2013, 06:21 AM | #4 |
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| I would say so. Of course if your vet recommends!
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11-07-2013, 08:51 AM | #5 |
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| Billi is not much more than Zoey, 2.7 and she was spayed just fine. Personally, I'd get her spayed ASAP.
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11-07-2013, 09:44 AM | #6 | |
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Gina is around a lb bigger, but my vet was ready to spay her as soon as she reached 2lbs, I wasn't ready at that small. My vet has small breed dogs herself, and many small breed dogs as patients, she is great about doing the full CBC blood workup, and using just the right amount of anesthesia. Check with your vet to see how much experience with small breeds they have, and if not much, see if they will recommend one who does. Good luck and best wishes. Cheers Quad & Gina
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11-07-2013, 12:45 PM | #7 |
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11-07-2013, 02:42 PM | #9 | |
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Most of the research I have done about the pros and cons of spaying, all of the pros are almost identical, word for word, on almost every pro spaying site and usually with nothing scientific to back it up. | |
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11-07-2013, 07:35 PM | #11 |
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| im not sure what to do yet but im going to start researching... i really am worried about her inverted vulva which she will be prone to infections and the surgery will fix that and and of course longer life |
11-07-2013, 07:41 PM | #12 | |
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11-07-2013, 09:03 PM | #15 |
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| My 1st Yorkie, Megan, had heart issues, and didn't get spayed till she was 12, at 6 months she never would have survived the spay, at 12, she had such a bad bladder infection that spread to her uterus. My vet, who is an excellent vet, did a full work up on her, and decided that she had a very good chance of surviving, she did and lived another 3 years. Gina was just spayed on Tuesday the 5th, she is in training to become my service dog, and is very healthy, so she needed to be spayed. There are good pet owners and bad ones out there, also people that will given the chance, wreck your life by stealing your pet. All of that aside, to spay/neuter, your pet is up to you, and you alone. If the operation can save or improve the life of your pet, then I think you owe it to your pet, to make the best choice for them, but that's just my opinion on the matter. Cheers Quad & Gina
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