finally brave enough to do it

i have been talking my self up to this, my little red/red nose that i got farmed to me from a great dogger, is now 5 months old, and i finally convinced my self she will be ok to get spayed. i'm a very very overprotective mommy, kids and dogs alike. so this friday she goes under the knife. we are going to set up 1/2 the house for her to be in, and phoenix (her brother) can have the other half. we are getten him fixed next month. but i have been sooo worried, cause she is only like 16 pounds soaking wet, and i don't want anything to happen to her. 5 months isn't to soon right?? and even so little she will be ok right??

 

she's a little young but you want to do it before her first heat.

 

We had our girl spayed just before she turned 6 months. Had no problems at all. She wined a little afterwards, but just laid at the door like she wanted to go "bye bye". She was her normal self the day after. was hard to keep her from jumping, running, and rough housing. She healed up very nice, quick. Cant even see the scare anymore. Think you're girl will be just fine, but it is kinda nerve racking. Good luck!

 

thanks,

also when is old enough to do rabies shots, i was thinking it was 6 months old???

 

My lil male just got his first rabies shot, he just turned 4 mths, and is 16lbs as well. Its been 3 days and is doing just fine.

 

thank you very much

 

Your worrying too much. Spaying is a very common procedure and dogs bounce right back from it. The hardest part is keeping them from ripping the stitches out playing and being puppies. As for the rabies shot-in my area its mandatory at 4 months.

 

ive had dogs fixed earlier than that and it was never a problem.

 

she is old enough to be spayed, and actually thats a really good age to do it.
You can get your rabies shot generally (depends on the clinic) any time after 16 weeks. Your first shot will be good for a year, then after that, rabies are good for 3 years.

 

Since when did a dog being "farmed" out to someone equal-ownership?

 

Yeah, I was kinda wonderin why you are fixing a farmed dog.

 

Thats what i was thinkin. You might wanna ask the guy that gave it to you.

 

yeh...if a dog is farmed to you..its not really your dog.

 

look guys ,,,she just has the wrong definition of farmed out

 

Does the owner know you are doing this?

 

yes it is my dog, i took a farm animal to them, they told me to pick out my 2 of choice. so yes they are my dogs. we traded. i guess farmed out was the wrong choice of words. we traded animals i guess is a better way to put it.


and why did that matter?? all i wanted to know is if 5 months is ok to spay??

 

Well, in the true sense of the word "farmed out" means you are just hanging onto a dog for someone else for whatever reason, but the dog is still ultimately theres. They just wanted to make sure you werent spaying a dog that wasnt yours and might upset the breeder. 5 months is a great time to spay....its a super easy procedure.

 

thank you very much for taking the time to explain..


sorry i chose the wrong words:o . thank you again..