• This comprehensive reference provides veterinarians with everything they need to know about performing surgeries such as spaying and neutering in busy animal shelters. It includes surgical and anesthetic techniques, perioperative procedures, reproductive medicine, and program management regarding dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small mammals.

    With more than 550 full-color images, High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter and Other Shelter Surgeries provides spay-neuter and shelter veterinarians with information on the most current clinical techniques. Dozens of veterinary experts offer their expert advice and knowledge on perioperative care, surgery instrumentation, infectious disease control, anesthesia protocols, CPR, the fundamentals of HQHVSN, and more.

    • Covers all aspects of common shelter surgeries, including surgical and anesthetic techniques, perioperative procedures, reproductive medicine, and program management
    • Provides coverage of dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small mammals
    • Written by leaders in the field with experience in surgery, medicine, spay-neuter practice, teaching, and research

    High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter and Other Shelter Surgeries is an excellent resource for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and students, as well as clinic and shelter owners.

  • List of Contributors ix

    Preface xiii

    Acknowledgments xv

    Part One Clinical Techniques and Patient Care 1

    Section One Peri-operative Care Associated with Spay and Neuter 3

    1 Determination of Patient Sex and Spay–Neuter Status 5
    Brenda Griffin

    2 Disorders of Sexual Development and Common Reproductive Pathologies 27
    Brenda Griffin, Sara White, and Margaret V. Root Kustritz

    3 Instrumentation for Spay–Neuter 53
    Amber Burton and Sara White

    4 Asepsis 65
    Brian A. DiGangi

    5 Infectious Disease Control in Spay–Neuter Facilities 89
    Sara White and Natalie Isaza

    6 Strategies to Reduce Stress and Enhance Patient Comfort during the Spay–Neuter Process 103
    Brenda Griffin

    Section Two Anesthesia for Spay–Neuter Surgery 125

    7 Principles of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Safety, and Monitoring 127
    Sheilah Robertson

    8 Anesthetic Protocols for Dogs and Cats 153
    Sheilah Robertson

    9 Special Considerations for Anesthesia of Pediatric Patients 193
    Emily McCobb and Sheilah Robertson

    10 Anesthetic Complications 209
    Emily McCobb

    11 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Shelter Animal Practice 227
    Luisito S. Pablo

    Section Three Surgical Techniques for Spaying and Neutering 239

    12 Dog Spay/Cat Spay 241
    Philip Bushby and Sara White

    13 Cesarean Section 267
    Sheilah Robertson and Sara White

    14 Dog Neuter/Cat Neuter 281
    Philip Bushby and Sara White

    15 Neutering Procedures and Considerations in Rabbits and Other Small Mammals 295
    Natalie Isaza and Ramiro Isaza

    16 Tattoo and Ear-Tipping Techniques for Identification of Surgically Sterilized Dogs and Cats 325
    Brenda Griffin, Mark W. Bohling, and Karla Brestle

    17 Complications in Spay and Neuter Surgery 339
    Mark W. Bohling

    18 Ovarian Remnant Syndrome 363
    G. Robert Weedon and Margaret V. Root Kustritz

    Section Four Other Surgical Procedures 371

    Introduction to Other Surgical Procedures 373
    Philip Bushby

    19 Amputation 375
    Joseph P. Weigel

    19A Amputation: Anesthesia Supplement 387
    Lydia Love

    20 Surgery of the Eye 395
    Susan Nelms

    20A Surgery of the Eye: Anesthesia Supplement 411
    Lydia Love

    21 Rectal and Vaginal Fold Prolapse 415
    Kimberly Woodruff

    21A Rectal and Vaginal Fold Prolapse: Anesthesia Supplement 423
    Lydia Love

    22 Dental Extractions in a Shelter Environment 425
    Diana L. Eubanks and Lydia Love

    Part Two Fundamentals of HQHVSN 437

    23 Fundamentals of HQHVSN 439
    Sara White

    Section Five Spay–Neuter Population Medicine 453

    24 Sterilization Programs and Population Control 455
    Margaret Slater and Emily Weiss

    25 Community Cats 477
    Stephanie Janeczko

    26 Influence of Spay–Neuter Timing on Health 509
    G. Robert Weedon, Margaret V. Root Kustritz, and Philip Bushby

    27 Non-surgical Contraception: The State of the Field 521
    Jessica Hekman

    Section Six Human Resources and Management 529

    28 Starting with Why: Know Your Purpose and Name Your Bottom Lines 531
    BJ Rogers

    29 Hiring for Impact, Hiring for Culture 537
    BJ Rogers

    30 Recruiting and Hiring HQHVSN Surgeons 545
    James Weedon

    31 Health Considerations for the HQHVSN Surgeon 553
    Sara White

    Section Seven Clinic Models 575

    32 Stationary Clinics 577
    Karla Brestle

    33 Profile of the Mobile Spay–Neuter Clinic 589
    Kathleen V. Makolinski

    34 MASH Clinics 601
    Sara White

    35 Feral and Free‐Roaming Cat Clinics 615
    Christine Wilford

    36 In‐Clinic Clinics 627
    Ruth Steinberger

    Index 633

  • Sara White, DVM, MSc, is Founder and Executive Director of Spay ASAP Inc. and ergovet in Hartland, Vermont, USA.

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