Post # 1
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Bee Keeper
We booked an appointment to get her spayed tomorrow and it just breaks my heart that she’s going to have to go through this surgery. I know it’s better for her, but all I can think of right now is the pain she is giong to go through and how trusting she is of us and how SHE HAS NO IDEA AND WE’RE TERRIBLE EVIL PARENTS FOR MAKING HER GO THROUGH IT…
Please help me feel better about this. 🙁 Tell me successful spaying stories and how your puppies don’t remember it anymore!
LOOK AT THIS SWEET FACE:
Also – the vet gave us the option of getting pre-operative bloodwork done for around $50ish and for an IV and fluid during the operation for another $50ish. How important is it to get these 2 things? One of us thinks it’s an upsell and one of us thinks we’ll never forgive ourselves if something happens and we didn’t get them.
ETA:
The IV fluids keep her hydrated and they said in case of an emergency, it will be easier to get her meds.
The blood test is to see if she has any sort of problems beforehand so they know in advance not to operate.
Post # 3
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Bee Keeper
Whoops – should have put this in pets. I can’t flag it – someone flag for me please? THANKS!
Post # 4
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Busy bee
Honestly they recover from it so quickly and if you don’t plan to breed her then my opinion is that it is the responsible thing to do. She will be fine and she won’t act any differently towards you! We had our dog’s leg amputated and he still loves us 
ETA I don’t understand the optional extras? Shouldn’t IV fluid be standard if needed? I would agree to it.
Post # 5
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Sugar bee
I volunteer at a vet’s office, and I always get the bloodwork and IV cathether for my pets’ surgeries.
The bloodwork is to ensure that her liver is functioning correctly, since it’s the organ that metabolizes the anesthesia to get it out of her system so she can wake up. The IV catheter is there so if she crashes on the table (highly unlikely) they can quickly administer drugs to get her heart going again. It’s easier than trying to find a vein in a leg during an emergency.
Post # 6
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Bee Keeper
@Vikstar: It’s not standard. The only things standard are the cost of the surgery, the anesthesia and then pain meds for home.
The IV fluids keep her hydrated and they said in case of an emergency, it will be easier to get her meds.
The blood test is to see if she has any sort of problems beforehand so they know in advance not to operate.
She is a pure bred Olde English Bulldogge that we purchased from a breeder who has a health guarantee, so she is supposed to be fully healthy and shouldn’t have any problems – but she did have entropion was a surprise to the breeder (the breeder did cover the cost for the entropion corrective surgery). And I don’t know if things like problems with the kidney/liver/anemia are genetic disorders or just stuff that happens randomly??
Post # 7
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Bee Keeper
@strawbabies: Ah, I see.. thanks!
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
I’d say to get both, my pomeranian had major dental work done in Dec and if they hadn’t done the pre-op blood work they would have not picked up her heart condition and there was a extremely high chance that she wouldn’t have come out of the anesthetic . But as it was done they were able to amend what anesthetic they used and made it much much safer.
as for the fluids its always good to have those after any Op dog or human the same
Post # 9
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Busy bee
Poor thing.. i feel your pain! Just recently my baby needed tests and she had to fast…i felt like the worst person in the world because we couldnt give her food or treats like she always gets and I was so upset that she would think we were mad at her/forgot/didnt love her. Ugh!
Post # 10
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Newbee
Ohh I know how you feel! We just got our little boxer spayed. I did a lot of research on those two things before we did it. After I read a lot and talked to a few different vets, the pre-surgery blood work isn’t usually necessary. I was told by a couple offices that young puppies are generally healthy and that there wouldn’t be complications unless there was a serious genetic issue. We skipped it, and she was totally fine.
The fluids I wasn’t sure about. If I were you, I would call a couple vets in your area and just ask for information and try to get a general idea on it all.
Overall, skip the bloodwork. I was hesitant, but pup will be totally fine (Like ours!)
Post # 11
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Bumble bee
They heal very quickly and they don’t remember it. She’ll be the same dog as always, and she won’t hold it against you. 🙂
Post # 12
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Bumble bee
They heal very quickly and they don’t remember it. She’ll be the same dog as always, and she won’t hold it against you. 🙂
Post # 13
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Bee Keeper
I would get both even though they’re probably not necessary because I wouldn’t want to worry about not having them. But don’t worry about the procedure. My dog came home and jumped up on the bed and ran around with toys right away. Seriously. I was terrified she would rip her stitches open but she was totally fine!
edit: it’s not normal to run around–you should expect to have her be groggy, but she will be fine!
Post # 14
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Sugar bee
I get bloodwork done even if it isn’t considered necessary for the surgery itself. I do it when I know they’re young and healthy so that if they do get sick later on down the road, the vet will have something “normal” in the chart to compare the new bloodwork to.
Post # 15
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Bee Keeper
Thanks for the responses so far!
Post # 16
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Buzzing bee
They heal just fine! 🙂 My corgi is 7 and got spayed about 9 days ago… you’d never know!
