AT THE CLINIC LEARN TO AVOID COMMON SPAY AND NEUTER ERRORS AND COMPLICATIONS
I have met vets who are terrified of doing cat spays, some bitch spays, others both. This is generally due to lack of experience or complications from a previous surgery. From our experience of performing thousands of neuters we have learnt of all the possible pitfalls and how to avoid them. You perform the surgery start to finish and we advise on how to prevent/avoid the following complications
FELINE NEUTERS
Problems can arise if the spermatic cord or testicular vessel breaks, you can remove this complication by using forceps and tying above. In the old toms spermatic cord length and vascular length can be shorter, this can make tying more difficult, we can show you how to overcome this
FELINE SPAY
An incision which is too close the vertebrae can risk damage to ureters.
An incision which too far caudal resulting in little to no ovary exposure and making abdominal muscle closure very difficult.
Not going through the peritoneum with the internally muscle entry, this can make finding the uterus very difficult, if the internal muscle snip does not give a window through the peritoneum, we will show you to make one.
Poor exposure of the ovary due to the incision being too far caudally, resulting in risk of leaving ovarian tissue behind, or an incision too far cranial, making the other side of the uterus difficult to find.
CANINE NEUTER
Many new graduates struggle to stabilise the testicles before incision, we can show the three finger technique to do this and how to ensure you never damage the urethra. Many new graduates are surprised that they struggle to break the tunic off the testicles, we can show how to do this use a rotational technique. There can be unto a 30% chance of scrotal haematomas forming post castrate, we can help you regards minimising the risk of this
CANINE SPAY
Usually the op most feared by some veterinarians, we can help you minimise possible complications, these can include; not making the incision through the linear alba and what to do if you stray off to the side. Finding the uterus can be difficult in the preseason spay, we can direct you to the best place to locate the uterus. Often most with a fear of bitch neuters is because they don't break the suspensory ligament, we will make sure you can confidently and safely do this. Most students learn the triple clamp technique, but this can be very difficult with poorly exposed ovaries, over years of trying to adapt the surgery so it is the easiest possible, we have introduced the angiotribe technique, this can make life so much more easier. Tight ligatures on the ovarian pedicle, we can make these far easier, especially with the Miller's knot suture. We tend to try and find which suture material suits the surgeon best.
We will also run you through how to deal with a bitch that a haemorrhaging, giving you simple steps on how to locate the bleed, this can include feeling for the jelly clot, tracing the broad ligament and where to find the pedicle caudal to the kidney
Terms and conditions - When a placement is secured with a deposit, a full refund less administration fee, will be given if a cancellation is made with at least 12 weeks notice from the date of the placement, if less than 12 weeks notice is given, we can not refund the deposit/money paid, unless we can find another student to take the placement.