Spaying under 5 pounds

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Tallulah Bee

We've called for quotes! My mother and I are going to split the cost and we're going to forgo the dental work for now (a cleaning is $85, which I understand is not a lot, but you add $182 for the spay procedure and $61 for the pre-op bloodwork). I'd like to have her teeth cleaned, but the vet told us that on a little dog it's best to do one thing first and then the other. In the meantime, we're going to see if we can find treats and things to help her teeth.

SO AFRAID of the fact that they're going to keep her 24 hours though...

Don't forget you'll have to put her under for a cleaning, and you'll have to do blood work and the anesthesia, which is the largest cost of the procedure. I would rather pay the $85 extra dollars and start with clean teeth. If you start a good dental program you might be able to wait another 4 years to do a dental. Otherwise, you'll be paying at least $300 next year and she'll probably have to have few teeth pulled. Tartar begets more tartar, in other words, tartar attracts more tartar, so it builds up exponentially faster. So many treats out there say that they are good for teeth, but once the tartar has built up, you really need more than a chew stick to take it away.

Also, if she has to spend the night make sure there will be someone there to monitor her, you wouldn’t believe how many places want to keep them overnight, but there’s no one there to check up on them. At least at home, you could take her to emergency room if she comes into distress.

[Roxi Ree]

Just saw this thread. My Roxi was spayed at 9 mos and weighed 2.8 pounds. The pre-op bloodwork showed she had some sort of liver issue, so we were sent to a surgeon at the Emergency Hospital. Roxi had a liver biopsy, ovariectomy, and baby teeth pulled at the same time. She also spent the night but I was so glad that all this was done at the hospital because she was monitored the whole time. I picked her up the next afternoon. The only problem we encountered was because of her baby teeth being removed, we had to soften up her dry dog food and she refused to eat. She was on the verge of becoming hypoglycemic, so I opened up a can of soft food and everything was find after that. Hope everything goes OK.

[Zoejane]

I just had my baby spayed on Friday, while she is bigger than yours 5.5 pounds I had a great experience. I would never leave her overnight. Mine was spayed at 8:20, she was also scheduled to have 2 baby teeth pulled. The vet assured me that the biggest danger is the anesthetic and while you have her under it is better to do everything that needs to be done rather than have to put her under again. She did the spay first and promised me she would evaluate her before she pulled the teeth and wouldn't do it if she felt like there was any reason she needed to bring her out. After the spay she came out and told me she was doing really well so I told her to go ahead and pull her teeth. After her surgery she brought her right to me and I held her as she came to. I didn't want her in a cold kennel. That said you have to trust your vet and if you do then everything should be okay.

[CouversMom]

My female was spayed at 3.8 pounds and did great. She was also microchipped while she was under. I think doing the dental at the same time would be better than putting her under anesthesia twice...