Not all the rescues have such tight standards. The one we got our first rescue
from NEVER asked if our lab pair were intact. I actually allowed them to call
my vet and they didn't ask them either. So when she did a home visit and I fell
instantly in love with our Chibbie she said no deal because of our labs. Well
lucky for me I had the resource to have them fixed ASAP. I called the vet and
it was done within three days. However she was nasty and soured my opinion of
rescues for a short time. Since then I have discovered there are some that will
use common sense. The rescue we just formed take all information into
consideration.
About spaying little chi's
I have two chi's that are under 4 pounds.
The Ohio University of Veterinary Medicine in Columbus offers support,
referrals and actual treatment of many situations. They refer to specialists
that perform tricky spays. Both of mine have been spayed and neither have
suffered a problem. My personal vet wouldn't do my other chi's until they were
at least 5 pounds.(this is common) These girls came from a Amish puppy mill and
the smallest was in labor one large chi puppy she could no way pass. The owner
surrendered her to a local rescue that took her within a couple hours to
Columbus and a specialist spayed her.(the puppy was not able to be saved) She
is now a wonderful healthy 3.05 pound 2 year old!
Most rescues should at least listen to your side. I suggest talking to them
personally. I know with most of the groups you contact through email and rarely
speak to a human. But maybe they will hear you out.
My group tries to work with the people because we are interested in good homes
and forever home. We deal with the local Amish trying to get as many female
dogs out as possible. We try to avoid placing until we have them spayed but
again it depends on the situation at hand.
Carol
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