How safe it to spay a 10month old puppy?

Question

Her bloodwork came back great! Very healthy...
Worried about the anesthesia. How safe is isoflurane?
What kind of complications can there be?

Thank you tragedys!!

She is a dachshund

Answer 1

it is quite safe for puppies to be spayed
it is usually done 2 months after the 1st season
oflurane is very safe.
ask your vet if you have any worries

Answer 2

Probably the worst danger is from the anesthesia; that being said it is extremely safe. Iso is one of the top two gentle anesthesias, sevoflourane being the other. Your vet will determine how much to use by her weight and she will be monitored just like a human surgery patient would. Puppies as young as 3-4 months sail right through (though that is not recommended, still some shelters do it before releasing the pup to new owners.)
Spays are usually done at 6 mos, but 10 mos is fine, she will bounce right back. She is still growing and growing animals (and people) heal more quickly.
Tip: Bathe her before she goes in as you will not be able to afterwards until her stitches come out. (10-14 days) Your vet will give you aftercare instructions; what to watch for and how to keep the incision clean and dry, when to bring her back to have the stitches removed, etc.
Tip: You can have the vet trim her toenails while she is "out" (much easier this way)
You should restrict her activity for a few days after the spay; use common sense, she'll want to play by day 2 but she could over-exert and pop a stitch.
Congratulations on your decision to alter your pet, you will be healthier and you both will be happier!

Answer 3

Isoflurane is a modern, safe anaesthetic, it's about the safest available at the moment.

Puppies are spayed from 5 months of age. 10 months is very safe.

Good on you for starting blood tests so early! I have a hard time convincing owners of 10 year old dogs to have pre-anaesthetic bloods!

Anaesthetic risks in healthy animals are minimal these days. Only animals compromised by dodgy hearts, any other organ problem or breathing problems are at risk, and this can be compensated for. You've got a fully healthy, young dog being anaesthetised using the safest modern methods. Basically, you couldn't possibly be in a better position to spay - go for it!

Chalice

Answer 4

If you have chosen a vet that you like and trust, there shouldn't be any problems at all.

10 months old is not too old at all to spay a puppy.
If she has been checked by the vet and he finds her healthy to undergo surgery, then there is no reason to worry. He isn't going to perform surgery on a dog that he feels isn't going to do well.

They use isoflurane on people.. It's a quick surgery, there isn't going to be any problems.

Listen to your vet.. Don't feed or give water from 9 or so the night before.. This is important to remember!
Close the toilet lid etc so that she can't get water..
And make sure you ask before you leave with her following surgery for instructions from the vet.
When you do take her home and want to feed her, give her only tiny bits at a time, little bits of water. She hasn't eaten in a long time and had surgery, you don't want her to over do it.
Give her yogurt when you get home.. Not a lot but some to help her to build up good bacteria in her gut, and it also helps to balance out any negative effects that the anesthesia does have on them.
She will smell like the anesthesia, and you'll smell it in her pee when she goes.. The yogurt helps to get this out of the system.
Also applecider vinegar in her drinking water.. helps to clear out any toxins, and building the immune system and all sorts of things. about a tsp in her bowl of water.. If she won't drink it, cut it back a bit til she 'll drink it without fuss.

Edit: I have to add.. People are saying that the puppy must be spayed at 6 months, or they were worried about a 2 year old dog.. The benefits of spaying and neutering your dogs far outweighs the very very very small chance there will be a problem during surgery.. I have had 8 year old females spayed and have no problem at all.. 6 year old females spayed, no problems.. Got a 9 year old male neutered.. No problems at all..

If you have an older dog, and you are worried that spay/neutering them is too hard on them.. Get your vet to examine them, he will tell you if they will be okay during surgery. It is rarely ever fact that they are too old for surgery when it comes to spaying and neutering.

Answer 5

You didn't say what breed this female pup is.
That DOES make a difference when it comes to anesthesia.

Isoflurane is a gas, so it should be fine.
Some large breeds are VERY sensitive to some of the injected anesthetics, but I don't think gas has been a problem.

Ask your vet for complications, rather than a bunch of amateurs like we are. That's your vet's job... to tell you what the complications and risks can be. You should be using a vet you have a high level of confidence in.
BUT
get her spayed QUICKLY... she should have been spayed a couple months ago.

Most spayings go just fine. They usually keep her overnight after surgery to make sure they see her pee to be sure there are no problems post-op.

Answer 6

I am not a vet, but I have 17 dogs and allot or training experience and knowledge about them.. You ask how safe it is to spay a 10 month old pup? It should be very safe with the right vet. It is a simple procedure, just find a reputable vet. There is always that chance that a dog, human or whatever wont wake up from the medication, but that chance is very, very small and I have never heard of it in my area for this procedure.. But I would advise getting it done NOW, or she will be pregnant before you know it..

Answer 7

Very safe!

Iso is a very safe anesthesia.

If you had pre-op bloodwork her chances of having a problem are min. Because the bloodwork checks the liver and kidney function, those are the organs that filter anesthesia.

During her procedure, her heart& resperation rate will be monitered.

There are sooo few problems with routine spays, I have actually never seen one in all my years working in veterinary medicine.

If you have a good vet, in a clean facility...you should be good to go!

Answer 8

Yes, most vets spay a puppy around 5-6 months, although it is possible to be done even earlier. So 10 months isn't to young.

They do not need to go through a heat before spaying. Spaying before the first heat reduces the chance of mammary cancer by 200 times. Spaying after the first heat, but before the second heat, reduces the mammary cancer risk by 13 times.

Answer 9

You could have gotten her spayed at 6 months...But, it doesn't really matter. She should be perfectly fine when they do surgery, since they already did the bloodwork, and it came back great! You have nothing to worry about. Isoflurane is alot safer...But, it's your choice.

Answer 10

you may, yet for my area i does in no way spay/neuter that early. Your doing away with the hormones that are necessary so supply up the upward push of the long leg bones, and girls people spayed that early have a plenty larger cost of incontinence later in existence -- no longer exciting. additionally, in case you have a female with a "recessed vulva" (frequently flawed for submissive or excited urination in domestic dogs) and you wait, it is going to restoration its self with a season or 2. in case you spay and she or he does not have a season or 2, you're observing everlasting incontinence or a pair of thousand in surgical expenses. You sound responsible, in simple terms shop her far flung from different dogs while she's in season, and then spay her around a 12 months or 18 months or so.

Answer 11

hmm, i know that when i got my girl lab, she was spayed no problem. i forget how old she was though... o_O

but my new dog (now 5 months) was neuterd maybe a month ago or so. he was fine. i would ask your vet. he/she would know.
also, THANK YOU for spaying your puppy! i cant tell you how annoyed i get when people dont spay/neuter their dogs, then sell the puppys to puppymills, unreliable owners, ext.
i got my new puppy (hugo) from a shelter. the shelter got it from that incident. even though i love this dog, sometimes i still wish it didnt happen because those things happen to often. many of the other puppys have yet to be bought, one of hugos brothers has been put down due to a simple illness that the shelter just couldnt afford to pay for. really sad.
anyway THANKS for taking responsibility of your pet! :)