After being spayed or neutered we usually wait a couple of hours before we pick them up...and when we do, we make sure to be very carefull. It shouldn't be a problem if you are carefull but I would make sure to keep her from running around, or going up/down steps for the first 3-4 days. All of our dogs that have been spayed were back to "normal" within a couple of days, and since your dog is small it should be able the same.