[flynnandlunasmom]

I am not familiar with this procedure and I don't know if it's something my Vet offers. We have our appt for Luna next week at which time we'll discuss and set a date for her upcoming spaying so I will be sure to ask my Vet about this option. (She will be about 16 months at the time of her spaying.)

 

[flynnandlunasmom]

SteelCity, we are not going to breed Luna but a part of me feels so incredibly guilty about planning to have her spayed. We let her have a cycle (which she had just shy of a year) and we have waited until she is full grown. But, I'm deathly afraid she's going to change somehow and right now, I love my little girl exactly the way she is (residual swollen nipples and all)!

 

[flynnandlunasmom]

So, I asked my Vet about keyhole surgery and the practice does not do it (yet). He said some of the larger animal hospitals do it if i wanted to go that route. But, I've heard 3 negative stories lately about one of the major animal hospitals nearby - all pertaining to various surgery issues. So, I'm not keen on taking Luna there. He also said he wouldn't be surprised if all spayings were done via keyhole in the next few years - it just hasn't made it's way yet.

I trust my Vet and he's been spaying for 16 years. So, the plan is to go with the traditional spaying, though I'm sick about having her go through this at all. He did make me a little nervous when he mentioned that because of the way vizslas are built (with barrel chests), their ovaries can be harder to access because they can be higher up in the chest. He wasn't concerned about it but of course, I wish he hadn't said it! She's going in on Tuesday 9/25. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick.