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Rita is out of heat and over the false pregnancy. Its time to get her spayed, but Hoagr's thread freaked me out.

Pro: Rita has a hormone imbalance and the false pregnancies that follow her heat cycles put her at higher risk for pyometra and mastitis, spaying her would knock those risks out.

I wouldn't have to deal with the mess of heat

Con: She has a heart murmur and there is increased risk of death while she is under.

Possible spay incontinence

Other complications that could result in her death


I am so on the fence about this. The vet said the risks are worth the reward and if it was her dog she would spay. She said they can only use a certain type of anestesia and that she wil have to be carefully monitored during the procedure. Logically, I get that. But the risks to her while under and possibilities of complications post surgery really scare me.

If I am going to do it I have to do it soon or she will go into heat again and they can't spay her during heat or post heat false pregnancy because the procedure is more complicated and she would be under too long for it to be safe. If it wasn't for the hormone imbalanceand infection risks I wouldn't even be considering it.

Thoughts? What would you do?