I'm scared!!

[Patti]

All of mine were spayed with no problems. Just do the blood work. I just had the foster pom I had spayed and she was 3 1/2 months old and 3.6 lbs and had giardia (shelter controls this) and she was fine. It is always scary but once it is over you will be so relieved. I will keep her in my prayers.

[yorkie_mama22]

You will have to request them to do it, they won't just do it because it is an extra expense. At least that is how it works here. Good luck

[tarczely]

Originally Posted by Sashabear0430

Sasha is going to be spayed on Thursday and I just read about a woman who's baby, Lexi I think was her name, didn't make it past the surgery!!! I don't want to lose Sasha. I'm scared something might happen. But, at the same time, I'm having Sasha spayed at the same hospital where my neighbors took their male yorki-poo to get neutered. My neighbor was scared too but her yorki-poo, Chuckie, came out just fine. AHHHH can someone give me a success story on their yorkie?? Sasha is 8 months and weighs 4.3 lbs.

There are many many doggies spayed and nutured each day last tuesday my axle was fixed he didn't have the blood work done, he had just had all his baby shots and bloodwork so the vet didn't feel the need to do it again, he was however put on iv first and sedated and the tube down his throat, he came out of it just fine! yours will to try not to worry my baby is only 3 lbs and I too was a wreck till I heard he was awake and alert!

[lexipoo]

Our little Lexi got spayed when she was 6 months also and had 8 little teeth pulled at the same time. She did great but I can understand your concern...I was a nervous wreck don't know how I made it through Lexi was very small too and I wanted to wait but heard it was easier on them if they did not go in heat first?? that is how my vet felt anyway. She only weighed about 3 lbs when we spayed her...sending hugs Cheryl & Lexi

[Perrella]

My Zhoie just got spayed in the end of August, she weighed close to 4 lbs and was close to 7 mos old. She did just fine and she also had surgery for ruptured umbilical hernia at the sametime, she was actually cut on her little tiny belly from under her ribs to almost her bug . This is just freak things that happen just like with humans, but I had confidence in my vet that he would take every needed precaution and it was fine. My prays will be with your little one.

[Perrella]

Oh, and I forgot that removed 13 baby teeth at the sametime too. Prayers with you on Thurs. It will be fine.

[JasmineNoelle]

Jasmine was 6 months and less than 3 pounds and came home the same day. She didn't have any difficulty at all. Good luck!

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Maggie May was spayed at just under 4 lbs and did fine. I would, along with doing presurgery bloodwork, make certain that the vet was experienced with small breed dogs. This is very important as small dogs are much different that larger dogs. Best of luck with your little ones spay. We'll be sending good thoughts and prayers.

[kjc]

Regarding spay sx, the older, the bigger, the better. Is your vet experienced with small dogs and/or Yorkies?

and general Yorkie surgery info:

Yorkshire terriers (as a breed) are sensitive to Anesthesia (especially those weighing 4.5 pounds or less). Only use gas inhalants isoflurane or sevoflurane. They recover from it faster. You may have to request and/or insist this be done, and the vet may want to charge you more because it's more expensive. They may have an allergic reaction to anesthesia. Discuss this with your vet, so that they can be prepared. There are many breeds of dogs and vets sometimes forget which ones have which problems.

Spaying a female dog is a major abdominal surgery as opposed to a neuter, where the incision goes only skin deep. Gas inhalants iso or sevo only. Spaying and neutering dogs will prevent cancers later in life, ie prostrate, mammary tumors, and pyometra (infection of the uterus). It helps with behavioral issues also.

Spaying and neutering used to be done when the pet was a year old. They changed this because many dogs were becoming pregnant in their first heat, and owners would forget to schedule the surgery. So to avoid many unwanted puppies, they started to do these surgeries earlier. It is okay and safer to wait until your pup is older.

Have pre-op bloodwork done. This checks the overall health of your dog, esp check the liver enzymes. If they are high, your vet may cancel the surgery. The liver is what removes the anesthesia from the dog. If these enzymes are high, this could indicate a liver problem, and make recovery difficult or impossible. This problem will need to be resolved before surgery or dental treatments. If you can not afford to have the bloodwork done, don't have the surgery done. Save your money until you can do the bloodwork. It is that important.

Do not combine surgeries. You don't want to keep a dog under anesthesia for too long of a time. Multiple short surgeries are safer than one long one. Pulling a few retaining baby teeth is fine, and it depends how the dog handles the anesthesia as to whether your vet feels confident and comfortable with adding on another procedure.

Please do not assume your vet knows everything. Nothing against vets, but sometimes they get busy. If your chart has a big sticker on it that says 'anesthesia sensitivity' or allergies, it will get noticed, and special procedures for Yorkies should be followed. Ask your vet if they have experience with small dogs, Yorkies in particular and what special procedures they have in place for small dog surgery? What precautions do they take to insure a successful outcome? If they think you are being overprotective or weird, I would find another vet.

[Sashabear0430]

I forgot to add that she may or may not have a liver shunt

[chachi]

If there is a chance she has a shunt then she shouldnt have surgery

[Ice Lady]

I would not recommend that you do any surgery until you have the liver shunt issue completely diagnosed and treated. Until you have a final diagnosis on the liver shunt, you can use panties on your little one when she is in heat. It is absolutely essential that she not get pregnant if there is any possibility of a liver shunt. Your priority at this time has to be resolving the liver shunt issue.

[Ashley V]

Most of the time, spaying and neutering come out just fine and when you get the babies home, they act like nothing happened to 'em! Death is a rare result, but it is a possibility in every surgery in dogs, cats, humans, etc. Just make sure the vet does the pre-op blood work to make sure that everything in her body is running the way it should and everything should be fine.

[BellarousasMom]

Don't be afraid to ask questions. One of the techs that work at my vets office also has a yorkie. She works there and uses them. I got Bella spayed in Oct. She was fine. Just excited to see me when I picked her up the next day. Which was an option for me. To either pick her up that late afternoon or spend the night. I opted for the later. I knew she would have excellent care. I love my vet and the people that works there.

[PiePiper]

I had Piper spay at 7 months and she weighed about 5 lbs. She had 6 teeth removed. She had no problems at all and was back to her old self in about a week. A month later I found that Piper had Legg Perthes and she had to have surgery again. I was really scared since she had surgery the month before. My vet did blood work for both surgeries and Piper did just fine.