| yorkiepuppie | 12-29-2009 12:37 PM |
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Originally Posted by jrsygal37
(Post 2932293)
Oh Lynne. She is beautiful. I have a little one too. She's 5.5 months and weighs 2 lbs. 5 ounces. Can I ask if you had her spayed yet or if you are going to? We are scheduled to have Brooklyn spayed Jan 25. She'll be 6.5 months then. I'm a little worried about it, but vet said she'll be fine.
Elaine
| hi elaine,
milu is a small yorkie as well. i waited till she was about 8 months to spay her. she weighed 2.6 lbs at 8 months. she did really well after the surgery. i would say the most important thing is work with a vet you trust, preferably a vet who knows how to work with smaller dogs. They need to make sure the yorkie's body temp. doesn't drop during the spay surgery. (operate on a heating surface that keeps the yorkie warm) and make sure you ask about the anesthesia protocol. (you can read about it here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-protocol.html) it's very important to know which kind of anesthesia they use, not all of them are safe for small dogs.
also, hopefully they use small tubes for intubating the dog.
there are also tests that can be done prior to the surgery to make sure everything will be ok with your yorkie during the surgery. this is usually optional, but i opted to have the tests done just to make sure everything will be ok.
hope this helps! :) | 