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my puppy is pregnant

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Question
MY 10 MONTH OLD CHIHUAHUA IS PREGNANT.I KNOW SHE IS TOO YOUNG.IF SHE WAS TO CARRY THROUGH THE WHOLE TERM WOULD IT KILL HER TO GIVE BERTH.COULD A VET DO A C SECTION AND REMOVE THE UNBORN PUPPYS.IT WAS NOT PLANED FOR HER TO GET PREGNANT.I THOUGHT MY EX WIFE HAD HER FIXED NOT TO GET PREGNANT.

Answer
Hi Fred. You have a couple of options here, you can allow her to have the puppies, and the vet can do a c-section if it's needed. Or, you can have her spayed now. Some vets will do it when a dog is pregnant, some won't. Some won't if the dog is so far along. Talk to your vet, and if you don't want puppies, I'd go ahead and just have her spayed. Good luck!