I would find a vet you trust fully and give him all the info you have, tell him his current situation, ect and between the two of you come up with the best decision for this particular dog. You vet, if he is a good one, should be able to tell if the medical risk of the surgery outweighs the pros of it. I have a little chi that needs to be spayed, but I can not get the nerve to do it because I fear for the safety of the anethesia on one that small.....so for now, I just make sure she is never around any guys when she is in heat or anything....but it is one of those things that has to be decided on a case by case basis. But, in the end...folllow your gut no matter what...it is usually right....
Marsha > Hi all, I got Gary last Feb, I was told he was 3 at the time. Anyways, > in March I had an appt with the SPCA to neuter him. Because he had a > couple of seizures the week before, they would not do it. Recommended > that I take him back to my vet to have it done. > > Well because I knew very little about his background and if he had > other health problems, the vet and I decided to wait till this summer > to do it. I was told that his first owners had wanted to use him as a > stud but he was a dud. He does not have any females around and is > always in a fenced yard or house, etc. My question is at this age is it > necessary to have him fixed and what are the pros and cons to having it > done. By the way he has not had any other seizures but has had allergic > reaction to shots and some meds. > > This is my first chi and to be honest with you I never expected to love > this little guy so much, but he is just my baby now. I have always > spayed/neutered my dogs as pups, so this is new to me. Thanks, Debra This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
