Cat Spay and Neuter See the surgery photos below...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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If you need images of veterinary surgery of dogs and cats, or other animal hospital topics, go (HERE)http://www.veterinarymedicalimages.com/dogandcatsurgeryimages.html
Go (here)http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/sp.html to see a dog spay
Go (here)http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/dneut.html to see a dog neuter
Cat spay surgery and cat neuters, as well as dog spay and neuters, are performed daily by veterinarians all across North America, and yet there still is a growing population of homeless and unwanted dogs and cats. If you do not plan to breed your pet, consult with your veterinarian about the pros and cons of surgical sterilization. Here you will see a cat spay which is very similar to a dog spay, and a cat neuter. These procedures are performed under general anesthesia.
Spaying and neutering does not "make a pet fat and lazy". In a healthy dog or cat, free of hypothyroidism, endocrine dysfunction, or other medical disorders, overfeeding and insufficient exercise are the sole causes of a pet being overweight. Don't blame the spay or neuter surgery if your pet is overweight.
| SPAY...
the medical term is ovariohysterectomy. In this major abdominal surgery the pet's
ovaries and uterus are removed. There is no evidence that a pet suffers from any
personality or emotional harm by having their ovaries removed. The uterus is also
removed to insure that it does not become a source of infection over a period of time.
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Pyometra. If the surgeon simply tied or obstructed the Fallopian tubes (the channel where the
eggs must pass into the uterus) in order to make the female dog or cat sterile, she would
still come into heat, attract males, and attempt to breed. Experience has shown that
the best procedure is to perform a complete ovariohysterectomy. |
NEUTER...
another term is castration. In this surgery the doctor makes an incision in front of
the scrotum and through that incision accesses each testicle. The fibrous coverings
of the testicles are incised and each testicle is removed after securely ligating the
blood vessels that attach to each testicle. The benefits of having a dog and cat
neutered are well documented. And to simply do a vasectomy to render the male sterile
would not alleviate the scent marking, desire to breed, territorial defense and other
testosterone driven behaviors. Even in guard dogs and hunting dogs, many owners report
improved behavior and manageability when the dog has been neutered. |
The surgical procedures are performed under general anesthesia and employing sterile instruments and a sterile surgical field. Medical emergencies can arise if a pet becomes infected during these procedures. No surgeon approaches a spay or neuter as if it were "routine" because each surgery is different from every other, each pet is different, and while neutering might be deemed a minor surgery a spay certainly qualifies as a major procedure. (So if you wonder why the charges for these procedures seem high, you just may reconsider after visiting The Surgery Room. Also you may find this article about the cost of spaying interesting.)
The photos below are of a cat spay. Essentially, the structures and procedure are the same for a dog spay. As you can imagine, though, there are some real differences between working on a 180 pound Saint Bernard or a 3 pound kitten!
Go (here)http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/sp.html to see a dog spay.
Go (here)http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/dneut.html to see a dog neuter.