Spay & Neuter Surgical Procedures

Incision into skin, midline of abdomen just below the umbilicus
Incision into abdominal wall to gain access to the abdominal cavity
Locate right side of uterus and follow it to the right ovary
Suture closed blood vessels above the right ovary and cut the vessels to allow complete removal of the ovary and uterine horn with fallopian tube
Check the sutured blood vessels for bleeding and release the sutured end back into the abdomen
Follow right side of uterus to left side of uterus and left ovary
Suture closed blood vessels above the left ovary and cut the vessels to allow complete removal of the ovary and uterine horn with fallopian tube
Check the sutured blood vessels for bleeding and release the sutured end back into the abdomen
Exteriorize the uterine body (where the two sides of the uterus come together) by gently pulling the two sides of the uterus towards the rear end of the cat/dog
Suture closed the uterine body and its blood supply and cut the vessels, before the cervix, to allow complete removal of the ovaries and uterus
Check the sutured blood vessels for bleeding and release the sutured end back into the abdomen
Close the abdominal wall using absorbable sutures
Close the subcutaneous and skin layers with absorbable sutures

Incision into skin just before the scrotum
Right testicle exposed
Suture closed the blood vessels of the spermatic cord (above the testicle) and cut vessels to allow complete removal of testicle
Check the sutured blood vessels for bleeding and release the sutured end into the incision
Left testicle exposed through the same incision
Suture closed the blood vessels of the spermatic cord (above the testicle) and cut vessels to allow complete removal of testicle
Check the sutured blood vessels for bleeding and release the sutured end into the incision
Close skin layer with absorbable sutures

Incision into skin of the right scrotum
Right testicle exposed
Tie off the blood vessels of the spermatic cord (above the testicle) by knotting the spermatic cord on itself and cut vessels to allow complete removal of testicle
Check the blood vessels for bleeding and release the knotted end into the incision
Incision into skin of the left scrotum
Left testicle exposed
Tie off the blood vessels of the spermatic cord (above the testicle) by knotting the spermatic cord on itself and cut vessels to allow complete removal of testicle
Check the blood vessels for bleeding and release the knotted end into the incision
No suturing of skin layers

Return to the Services page.