Approaching high-volume spay and neuter as a separate discipline, this comprehensive reference addresses the unique challenges of this branch of shelter medicine. You will learn how to become faster at performing these procedures in a variety of settings, while still maintaining the safety of the patient. Safety is emphasized throughout with guidance on how to best treat patients with unknown medical histories and financial constraints that restrict the ability to do pre-anesthetic blood work. Special attention is given to considerations about surgical technique, as well as topics such as suture selection and size, suture pattern, patient order, medications, and aftercare. Coverage of mobile veterinary services examines how to provide low-cost spay and neuter to underserved communities with this emerging trend in the industry.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Principles of high-volume spay/neuter - p. 3 3. Chapter 3: Scheduling - p. 7 4. Chapter 4: Setting up the surgical suite - p. 12 5. Chapter 5: Working as a team - p. 16 6. Chapter 6: Establishing flow (The order in which patients are done) - p. 21 7. Chapter 7: Saving time in surgery - p. 25 8. Chapter 8: Small canine spay - p. 30 9. Chapter 9: Large canine spay - p. 44 10. Chapter 10: Standard feline spay - p. 54 11. Chapter 11: Auto-ligation feline spay - p. 64 12. Chapter 12: Canine scrotal neuter - p. 76 13. Chapter 13: Canine prescrotal neuter - p. 81 14. Chapter 14: Feline neuter - p. 89 15. Chapter 15: Inguinal cryptorchid neuter - p. 95 16. Chapter 16: Abdominal cryptorchid neuter - p. 103 17. Chapter 17: Ancillary surgeries (Umbilical hernia, dewclaw removal, feral cat ear tipping) - p. 110 18. Chapter 18: Complications - p. 120 19. Chapter 19: Cardiac arrest - p. 127 20. Index - p. 134
Approaching high-volume spay and neuter as a separate discipline, this comprehensive reference addresses the unique challenges of this branch of shelter medicine. You will learn how to become faster at performing these procedures in a variety of settings, while still maintaining the safety of the patient. Safety is emphasized throughout with guidance on how to best treat patients with unknown medical histories and financial constraints that restrict the ability to do pre-anesthetic blood work. Special attention is given to considerations about surgical technique, as well as topics such as suture selection and size, suture pattern, patient order, medications, and aftercare. Coverage of mobile veterinary services examines how to provide low-cost spay and neuter to underserved communities with this emerging trend in the industry.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Principles of high-volume spay/neuter - p. 3 3. Chapter 3: Scheduling - p. 7 4. Chapter 4: Setting up the surgical suite - p. 12 5. Chapter 5: Working as a team - p. 16 6. Chapter 6: Establishing flow (The order in which patients are done) - p. 21 7. Chapter 7: Saving time in surgery - p. 25 8. Chapter 8: Small canine spay - p. 30 9. Chapter 9: Large canine spay - p. 44 10. Chapter 10: Standard feline spay - p. 54 11. Chapter 11: Auto-ligation feline spay - p. 64 12. Chapter 12: Canine scrotal neuter - p. 76 13. Chapter 13: Canine prescrotal neuter - p. 81 14. Chapter 14: Feline neuter - p. 89 15. Chapter 15: Inguinal cryptorchid neuter - p. 95 16. Chapter 16: Abdominal cryptorchid neuter - p. 103 17. Chapter 17: Ancillary surgeries (Umbilical hernia, dewclaw removal, feral cat ear tipping) - p. 110 18. Chapter 18: Complications - p. 120 19. Chapter 19: Cardiac arrest - p. 127 20. Index - p. 134
