This is something that I really hope that more petowners will do. It might look cruel, but it will make your cats happier when they dont have to defend their 'turf', hunt for partners and so on. A spayed cat is a happy cat. And spaying is extremely important if you consider to let you cat wander around outside.
I realize that keyhole incisions are the standard practice, but are you able to check for bleeding from the ovarian stumps using such a small incision?
@IsisDelphia17 We have spayed and neutered over 70,000 cats and have not had a problem with bleeding because I used the miller's knot on the stump. This know does not loosen. If any bleeding would occur, I would see it before I closed her up. Dr. Larson
I hope that I dont offend anyone but then I dont care anyway but they need to do this to alot of males and females (humans)..in this town and I know thru out the United States there is to many guys not caring if they knock up a female and the females dont care because they know that they can get help because of it..right now there is a girl who just turned 21 and on her 3rd child..she could care less if her boys die or not..she needs to be fixed bad.
Hmmm... my kitten just got spayed 3 days ago and I suspect this was the method used. Looks like a very nice and quick procedure actually and I'm quite pleased with how small her incision is and how well it's looking. No redness, edema, excess heat or discharge noted and her metacam seems to be handling her pain just fine (a little too well perhaps as I had to lock her in her crate to keep her from playing too rough or jumping around!). And I have to say that that is one strange looking uterus!
@Bahamut144 Sadly some vets aren't in it for the animals ..it's about making money. I adopted a beagle from the SPCA about 20 yrs ago my vet at the time told he had a birth defect and needed his hips replaced as a puppy. It was a complete fabrication. That dog never had a problem with his legs and he lived a good long happy playful life.
I cant even describe how gross this looks. she's just swinging it innards around lmao.
Cute little kitty slept thru her uterus being mutilated. Im bringing my cat in for one of these. Didnt know she would be sliced & snipped. I pictured something tooootally different!
Thank god for docs that do this at low cost or for free! There are TONS of feral cats in my neighborhood and they are NOT fun to catch or deal with in general, but spaying the females is necessary to keep more terrified kittens from popping up lol
Such a simple procedure, yet my local vet charges $70 for it, not including all the shots need up to that point (an additional $88).
there are MANY stray cats in my neighborhood. "double" handedly (my husband and me), we have been trying to get the females spayed. we have paid to have 4 females in less than a year.
@0000s0000s000000 $70 for a spay is practically giving it away. All the materials - anesthesia, suture, drapes, gloves, gowns - are all very expensive from the manufacturer. It may look like a simple procedure, but Dr. Larson has likely done thousands of spays - it takes the average vet much longer (and research does not support her abbreviated protocol). Remember that a spay is still removing a major organ, and it is invasive surgery. The same procedure for a human would cost ~$5000.
@Cyrille104 Please send me the citations for the research that does not support my protocol. I would hope that you would provide peer reviewed papers as I have not seen any research that refutes my procedure. Dr. Peggy Larson
@Cyrille104 i worked in a vet's office for a while. employees got half off of all procedures, so that would make it 35. the vet was still making a profit. and i know it only takes him between 10-20 minutes MAX to do the procedure.
there's a low cost spay/neuter clinic a cpl of hours from me. i talked to them, & they told me that they do a cat neuter for $15, idk how much for a spay, bc i didn't need a spay. they told me the 15 covers 100% of costs. soooo, no $70 is not giving it away.
@Cyrille104 I find it very strange that you mention "research does not support abbreviated protocol", yet you do not provide any references. Furthermore, every surgeon knows that the shorter time the animal or human is under anesthetic, the better. Also, with my method, there is very little tissue handling; therefore less inflammation. I have now done over 70,000 cats with only 8 anesthetic deaths. The national average, according to a research paper from OSU vet school, is one out of 1500.
My vet spayed my cat and the incision was about 4 inches long or 11cm. He was an old fart and seemed to not like cats very much. after the surgery, I asked him why the incision was so long, he said maybe younger and more fashionable doctors do a small incision but he's more traditional and old fashioned and tries to do more of a hands on-thorough job. I had to stop myself from asking him if he had alzheimer's and never went back to him. he didn't even explain about the aftercare and pet coll
@don0098 Sorry about you long incision. Would you believe the vet schools are still teaching the long incision method? This vet obviously did not like cats. Some vets are very uncomfortable with cats. Find a cat vet for the best care.
I totally agree with you. My friends small kitten of 6 months had a long incision method too. Dr. Ethel Wolda Benitez is all sales talk. She didnt explain about aftercare and pet coll as well. No pain meds either. We had to ask another vet for it. Obviously we didnt come back again. Hers is such a tupsy turvy, dusty pet clinic i have ever seen.
You should tattoo your cats so that if re-trapped can be identified as spayed without needing surgery to find out. A small tattoo line across the incision will prevent unnecessary surgery. This is what we do at our surgery and it works like a charm :)
@misshippo27 Yes, we do tattoo the females. We also do ear tips on ferals. Sometimes I tattoo both the ears and the midline if the owners/caretakers do not want ear tips.
@adnangenius Yes, it works very well. The miller's knot is the only knot that should be used on the uterus. Forceps ties work very well on the ovarian blood vessels.
Loved that!. I am a spanish vet practising int he uk. Here they are OBSESSED with the flank approach that I think is not that good. I would find tricky locating the organ that quick with the spay hook and possibly tying the note in the ovarian pedicle. Otherwise, our technique makes common sense. It is fast, minimises tissue trauma and is quick and clean. Great job.
@komepollass Tony Nahrung has a very nice flank approach method. I have tried it a couple of times and need more experience to be comfortable with it. I find it difficult to find the uterine horn with the hook. Tony uses a forceps. His method is on YouTube. He can do a spay in three minutes.
Thanks, Mariizzi. For your information, we have now safely spayed and neutered 60,000 cats. We do 80 to 100 cats a week. We work two days and then one extra day twice a month when New York and Canada bring down a load of cats. We do around 40 a day. I also do other surgeries like orthopedics, abdominal and eye. Whatever comes in the door. We are the safety net for the community and do low cost surgery on cats whose owners cannot afford to go to a regular vet clinic. Peggy Larson, DVM
You re doing the cat you love a great disservice by not spaying her. Unspayed cats have a high incidence of breast cancer. They can also get pyometra, pus in the uterus which can kill them. If she has kittens, she is adding to the misery of overpopulation. Besides, the tomcat who breeds her could have leukemia or feline AIDS. Then she will die.
not all cats that cant find a home are mean or wild
its like the government coming to your house and saying well the human population is too high so im going to have to kill you to reduce the population
spaying stops innocent kittens from idiots that just want to put them down
We are getting our young female cat spayed in a couple of weeks. She was dumped by our not-so-nice neighbors when they moved, and we decided to adopt her. Currently she is not getting along with our neutered male cats. Do you think getting her spayed will help them to get along better? Someone at an animal shelter we called for advice told us that it would help with the aggression they're showing toward each other.
Females often are aggressive when they are not spayed. She needs to be spayed ASAP. She can learn to hate the male unless she changes. If she has been aggressive long enough towards him, the owner can purchase transdermal (rub it into the tip of the ear) chloripramine which
will help calm her down. The male could also become aggressive to an unspayed
female so they both might need to be treated. Unless treated, the next step
could be territorial marking, peeing around the house.
I need your e-mail address and I will send you the info. Unfortunately some cats really resist canned food because they grew up on dry. It is a chore to change them over.
Not to be stupid, but I just got a kitty, and my friend has one too, but it was spayed, and for some reason ,it started eating more, and gained weight, on the otherside, my older cat was never spayed but is in great shape and is very playful, plus, that harsh scar in the stomach. Any reason for that? That made me feared of spaying a pet.
Are you feeding dry food? Check the label and if corn or other carbs are in the first place, feed it to the cows! Your cat may be eating too much because she is trying to get enough meat. Cats are obligatory carnivores and must have meat protein to be healthy.
Cats who were strays also tend to eat more because they never know where there next meal is coming from. I have adopted several strays with this eating problem.
Your older unspayed cat is at risk for pyometra, pus in the uterus. She needs to be spayed. So many times when I spay an older cat, the uterus is abnormal.
You should not free-feed your cats. Feed only the required amounts (check the container for feeding instructructions). I detest dry food because it is such junk. Like feeding your kid "Twinkies" unless you can find one that is less than 8% carbs. Contact me and I will send you the scientific info on feeding cats.
We are doing 40 to 50 surgeries a day. The next animal is being shaved as I am working on the current animal so there is a cat on my table as soon as the first cat comes off. Where I lose time is answering phone calls about sick animals, doing other surgeries like pinning bones, abdominal surgery, eye surgery, etc. We do almost all kinds of surgery at our clinic. We work on poor people's animals. Yes, I am the vet in the video. I work alone now as my partner retired.
If these were cows or deer culling by euthanasia would be simple. But these feral cats are no different than people's pet cats except that they are wild. Hence, the public is against euthanasia. We do some euthanasia. Sick cats, cats that cannot go back to where they were trapped and at the request of the trapper who wants them off his property. I do not think spaying and neutering alone will control pet overpopulation. We need laws affecting ownership & requiring spay neuter of all pets.
It seems to me that cat control is only in the hands of a brave few and we need to stay firm in their support. Thank you Dr. Larson for this video - we all should learn how to do this because, and I speak for only one small neighborhood on earth, there are still many unneutered males out there along with vulnerable females to cause further suffering to a beautiful species of mammal. Kanon...schuss needs to realize that 'domestic short-hair' means a responsibility by those who domesticate.
Responsibility is the key word here and you are right on target. People treat cats like stuffed toys and toss them when they are tired of them. I have operated our spay clinic for 18 years, "fixed" over 57,000cats and we are still overbooked. If people would just get them spayed or neutered before the female has the first litter. We could prevent so much misery for this wonderful species.
samething for me and my girlfriend we have 2 cats they are 1 year old and female we dropped ours off at 8:30am today,got to pick them up around 3 i hope there ok,praise be to allah
Are there any videos on TUBAL LIGATION or VASECTOMY in cats and dogs? Because all of you who think that it's either "snip snip or euthanasia" aren't aware there are alternatives to getting rid of the hormones that are necessary for proper growth and development in an animal WHILE making the animal sterile still.
I have done vasectomies in dominant tomcats in cat colonies. He "breeds" the females and keeps the competing toms away. But he has a tough life with lots of fights. I do not do tubal ligations in females because an intact uterus is vulnerable to a condition called "pyometra". This means pus in the uterus. It can cause the uterus to rupture and massive infections and death result. Spaying and neutering are still the best way to reduce pet overpopulation.
Keeping the toms away can insure that no new ferals come into an area. Sure one may care too much about these cats but it's only their natural behavior and it's not like they are going to be spraying in someone's house since they are pretty much permanently feral. Are you going to spay or neuter wild animals just to give them an "easier" life? And is there something in the cat genome that makes pyometra very common?
Feral cats often spray in people's yards, on bushes close to the house and even on the porch. This makes the person's pet cat very agitated and may start the pet spraying. We work with a lot of behavioral problems in cats in our clinic. Also ferals spread diseases like feline AIDS and leukemia. Ferals prey on birds and rodents competing with hawks and other wildlife. Neutering and spaying diminishes the number of unwanted cats.
I'm pretty sure many wild animals do the same. And ferals can only spread disease to other ferals or cats in heat. I don't see what's wrong with preying on other wildlife other than if the ecosystem is very fragile, it's just evolution in the works, and cats have already become part of the urban ecology along with other introduced animals like pigeons and house sparrows. I think people just can't handle seeing a cat act differently than their pet Fluffy, even if it's normal.
You must be very young and inexperienced regarding wildlife and cats. Leukemia is spread in urine and AIDS is spread during breeding and in saliva from bite wounds. Therefore, pet cats can catch these diseases from ferals if they come in contact with infected urine, get bred by a feral or a feral bites a pet cat.
However I understand you do bring up a good point, but according to what I have read and those I am in contact with, unfixed ferals move into areas with fixed ferals, and successful control in places with hysterectomy has occurred(such as a zoo in Rio).
Oh and don't be fooled by my username this is a very old account.
Re: pyometra. The uterus in animals who have litters is more susceptible to pyometra than animals who give birth to one offspring. It is the anatomy of the uterus, two long tubes instead of one simple organ.
There is a product on the market called "FeralStat". It is hormone derived and keeps females from coming in heat. It is used in feral cat colonies where trapping, neutering and releasing are difficult to do. The hormone was originally used in England to control overpopulation in wharf cats. There is a website. Just google "FeralStat".
Unfortunately, tubal ligation or vasectomy would not get rid of the problems of toms spraying pee all over the house, females coming into heat, fighting, aggression, etc.. Part of the reason people have their cats "fixed" is to prevent these behavioral problems.
Too often the owners elect to keep their cats intact and the cat pays the price. When the owner can no longer put up with the pee and too many kittens, the cat is merely dumped on a farm or along the road. Farmers are overwhelmed with their own cats and often shoot strays. We see all of this every day in our clinic. It is so sad for the poor cats.
These are animals were talking about, People are another realm entirely There are worse things to do to a cat IMO then never spaying/neutering such as a declaw all ten digets are amputated which leads to lasting pain permanent personalty damage/or and walking/muscle,balance issues/ect not fixing makes them spray roam/ make babies if you buy stud pants and cage/keep indoor though not good its a better quality of life then after a de claw trust me Good job with fixing we need more like you peggy.
There is the chance of knot slip doing this method. I have seen this in neutered males. If the knot slips in the female there is the real danger of a blledout. Bad luck in other words. Dont want to rely on luck. There should be at least a single pedicle suture throw!!!
I use the miller's knot which does not loosen once it is pulled tight. Since the arteries are located on each side of the pedicle, a single suture throw would not be anywhere near the arteries. If placed below the knot, this suture would tend to pull the original suture towards the cut end. Not a good idea! Out of 56,000 spays and neuters, suture slippage has not been a problem thanks to the miller's knot.
The biggest problem with losing the pedicle is a friable uterus. Malnutrition, feeding cheap grocery store dry foods exclusively, too many kittens, disease and old age are the usual causes of the uterus breaking before it is tied off. Doesn't happen too often fortunately. It is a nuisance to go after it, tho. Large incision and time consuming. If cat owners would feed a good quality canned food, lots of problems would go away and the cat would live longer and healthier.
For the love of god!! kanonekraftschuss....this is about have a bit of control with unwanted pets, and your friend is right. The world is changing a great deal, and to have children you must have an excellent job to support a family and children. But concerning the war, that is also ture depends where you live around the world. But your getting things mixed up; and Fyi mother nature does nothing, it's god himself decides on wht lives and what doesn't.
It's cruel animal abuse to neuter. Let nature do it's work by finding it's balance in cat population. There are not too many but too few cats as we have to kill rats, rabbits and other varmints chemically, because we try to be cleverer than nature itself by neutering all the cats. They do not need to be neutered, they do not need humans to interfere, cats can take care of themselves as stray cats. There are much too few stray cats. Stop neutering!
You're extremely ignorant on the subject. Too few stray cats? Please. Do 5 minutes of animal rescue, and you'll see that there are far too many. Population control? Ok, how? Cat fights, disease, starvation, hit-by-cars? Is that population control? Spaying and neutering is the healthiest and most humane way. As long as there are people like YOU who are against it, our (vets and rescue personal) jobs will never be done.
There are also bad things happening to humans, in some places there is even war, starvation, diseases, especially in Africa. Shall we neuter people in Africa? This is sick logic and really ignorant. If I see you catching my cat, you will never ever be able to catch cats any more, I promise you. And you never know if the cat you caught is mine, so better stop it for your own good. Got it?
This is the most ignorant statement I have heard in years. Neutering is a form of birth control. Birth control is badly needed is some parts of the world, including parts of Africa. You have no idea of the suffering you cause cats when you do not sterilize them. You need to volunteer with a humane society or work in a spay clinic. Your ignorance is astounding.
Again, dare to touch my cat and I will show you who is suffering. So hands off "stray cats" as they could belong to someone as my cat for example does not tolerate any collar, therefore you cannot know that she belongs to me. She has newborn kittens and the one trapping her would cause her kittens to starve. This is what I call really ignorant, Ma'am! But like I said, just dare to touch her and you never ever will be able to spay again, I promise you.
Um...what about the cats wandering the streets WITHOUT homes to go back to?
Maybe you should put some form of identification on your cat -- because when s/he gets picked up by whoever is trying to help her, it's not their fault, it's YOURS for not putting some sort of identification on her. It's not the doctor's fault if they don't know every cat in the world -- its the owner's fault for not caring enough about their pet to mark them. So get some sense, and shut it.
You mean marking like the Nazis marked the Jews? BTW, the nazis also castrated Jews just like you castrate animals. Animals should be free, no markings, no castration, just leave them alone, mother nature is the boss. Because of you crazy people the wildcat is almost extinct here in Europe according to the IUCN Red List. You are conducting genocide, that's what you do.
As a rescue worker, I will continue to trap cats, and as a vet tech I will continue to neuter them. Too many cats are homeless, hungry and sick. Spaying and neutering eliminates the risk of several types of diseases that cats can get. It's a perfect form of birth control and I personally think some humans can benefit from it too.
I hope your doesn't get poisoned or killed while outside... And most importantly, I hope those kittens fall into the hands of people who are more responsible than you.
Most of the negative comments on this video come from people who THINK they know something about animals, and in reality, really don't. Most outspoken people for animal welfare are shockingly undereducated and I think this is what is sparking such ignorant and just plain stupid comments. kanon-whatever doesn't realize that it ISN'T cruel. It's actually helping the animal. What people don't realize it how little they really know. Just stating the something is cruel w/o info will get you nowhere
I have done 55,000+ cats, so there is a pattern to this surgery. The more you do the better the technique and the fewer the complications. Vets are good people!
Euthanasia is always problematic. When is the right time to let the animal go? I have talked clients into euthanizing their dying animals and have talked them out of euthanizing a cat with a behavioral problem as many of these can be treated.
Over 55.000 cats? If you have worked 50 years without any holiday, without getting ill, without having to move or to lose your job, i.e. you worked every week in this 50 years, you would have to fixed over 21 cats every week. That means over 3 cats every day, including sunday. Have you really done nothing else in your life? No weekends, no holidays? Honestly?
Well, counting the spays on Indian Reservations, I have probably done about 60,000. I routinely spay and neuter 80 to 90 cats a week. I work two and sometimes 3 days a week at my clinic. I have been doing this for 17 years. When I started the clinic, we did less. The workload has increased with time. And we just keep getting busier. I owe much of our success to my excellent staff, Kathee, Doris, Ginny and Nicky.
Now I understand why you are so eager to spay cats. If they pay you only 10 dollars for spaying you would earn 800 to 900 dollars a week. Probably they pay you much more. I have more respect for a hangman than for you. Hangman is going for guilty persons, you are harming innocent animals. Take your money and shame on you.
Are u listening to yourself, this has nothing to do with money here or you, this has to do with decreaseing the number of cats born into the world. Thats it...and u know what...I think she's doing a great job in spaying and neutering cats; or else every 8 months or so, kittens would die from lack of food and disease. Therefore neutering and spaying cats are helpping young cats live a happy and healthy lives.
So why don't you spay all animals? Spay rats and birds and even lizards and not to forget the fishes in the sea! Never heard of mother nature doing her job for millions of years now? How could nature get along all the time without your spaying?
I'm not talking about all animals, just cats and dogs; but soon other anmials will die because of pollution and such. I think your just getting to worked up on this, and not thinking out of the box. Cats and Dogs breed in a very fast manner, that most either die from hungier, or they are diseased, or they have some kind of abnormally, because their so close in DNA. Meaning mating from the same family pack.
You know what? I had a friend who said that it is irresponible to have children nowadays because of the danger of an nuclear war. Well, if everybody would be so responsible like him we would not need a nuclear war to be exterminated from earth, we would just extinct. This is your logic. Sick logic. Death logic.
If cats and dogs were wild animals, then I would condone spaying and neutering. However, because humans have manipulated the species and domesticated them, they have no natural wild environment to live in. They will overpopulate and then diseases would spread and our wonderful pets would die. It's almost the same as a human taking birth control because they are not in the right situation to have a child.
Um no...I am in vet school, which I worked my ass off to get into for the love of all animals and mother nature--I want to help them and make their lives better. If you loved animals then you would work hard to save them, not spout out uneducated nonsense on youtube.
Currently, we remove both ovaries and both uterine horns. The ovaries must be removed or the cat will come into heat. We remove the uterine horns to prevent pyometra, a serious and deadly infection of the uterus.
Hi! Congratulations! Sorry my english, I'm a brasilian vet, my surgeries are with small incision, but not as this! I use a suture with catgut crom in ovarian pediculous, I would like to try use this procediture without suture but I'm afraid to lose the ovarian vesseis... I don't understand what kind of material was used to close cavity, absorbible or not? I use catgut crom and skin with nylon. I use too ketamine + xilazine, but here we don't meet to buy yombine... Congratulations! Lígia.
The body of the uterus is the most important to tie tightly. We use the Miller's knot because it doesn't slip or loosen once tied. Do not be afraid to lose the ovarian vessels in a cat. They are so small that they will not cause a problem if you drop them. Also, most of the blood to the ovary comes from the uterus. When the uterus is removed, so is the major blood supply. I use catgut to tie off the uterine body.
I use catgut to tie off the uterine body. I use an absorbable monofilament like PDS to ligate the body wall and the skin. I do not like non-absorbable suture as it can cause an infection. You would like the yobine. When 0.1 ml is given IV, the cat wakes up in 5 minutes. It reverses the xylazine.
You should keep some injectable anti-histamine on hand plus some epinephrine because on rare occasions, cats are allergic to either ketamine or xylazine and they will die.
i want to become a vet and in the begining of febuary 2009 im gonna begin my rop class of animal health care and i really love animals! i want to become a vet! but i have one problem!!!
its hard for me to watch surgeries!!! i get grossed out! -_-
It takes about 7 days for primary healing. It probably takes another week or two for the internal healing to be complete. Congratulations on getting your two cats spayed. You are doing your part to prevent the misery of pet overpopulation.
Hi there, I've done spay neuter clinics in developing countries and was wondering if you have been using gas or injectable anesthesia for this procedure? Thanks :)
Good job, quality surgery and clear video. I especially liked the forcep tie on the ovarian vessels and the millers knot. I'll be incorporating them into my surgery. Nice skin suture too. Thanks for sharing.
We have lost 7 out of 55,000 surgeries which is well below the national average. Not spaying your cat can result in not only unwanted pregnancies and overpopulation, but can cause a life-threatening condition called "pyometra" where pus forms in the uterus. You need to get your cat fixed ASAP.
Unspayed female cats are also more prone to breast cancer.
Congratulations on getting into vet school. It is really a fun 4 years. Which school are you attending? Surgery is a great speciality but it takes time to really become good at it. And it involves talent also. A person who is very visual is usually a better surgeon. Good luck. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks so much! I am at St. George's University down in Grenada. One really nice aspect of the program down here is that we have a lot of hands on practice early. Last Saturday we had some pig cadavers (used for surgeries by upperclassmen) and practiced tracheostomies, thoracostomies, thoracocentesis, spinal taps, and trans tracheal aspirations. I have always been a visual learner, but the academic classes are not too overwhelming *ahem* yet. I am loving the experience thus far!
Yes, the ovaries are always removed. If they are left in the cat, she will keep coming in heat. After a time, the ovaries can become abnormal. It is always best to do a complete ovariohysterectomy. In some countries in Europe, the ovaries are not removed because the owners erroneously think the cat will be a better hunter. This is not true. Cats are all different. Some are naturally better hunters than others. Congratulations on being a responsible owner and getting your cat spayed.
OMG... that was completely clean.. not even a drop of blood.... i wish u could spay my cat... (but were almost a whole continent apart)
i had one of my other cats spayed some months ago and her incision was as big as a hand... and taking care of it took forever!!! luckily it never got infected, but it took fairly long to heal ...
do you do it on younger kittens too ?
next week were getting our 2 month old kitten fixed... she's the cutest thing in the world!
Our clinic has spayed about 30,000 females so we have had lots of experience and have developed this technique. Our incisions are usually healed in three days. Vet schools teach long incisions unfortunately. If a cat is pregnant or has an infected uterus, the incisions are longer.
I have spayed 10 day old female kittens when I worked on Indian Reservations. I usually ask the owners to bring in the kittens after they are two months old to five months. Kittens can get pregnant at five months.
It costs more to spay a female cat because the procedure is more invasive. Some low cost spay clinics charge the same for both because they also give rabies and distemper vaccines.
I own a fairly busy spay clinic and usually have 40 to 50 surgeries in a day. Several cats are anesthetized at the same time so there is very little down time between spays. My tech staff prepares the cats for surgery and does the post op when I have finished with the spay or neuter.
Nice surgery. Bloodless and fast. A great technique. As a veterinarian, I am always interested in new techniques. I will definitely try this on my cat spays.
A vet friend posted this comment on my computer, hence the "meowvet". Since I am the author of the video, obviously I would not comment on my own video. Sorry about that. Peggy Larson, DVM
I hate when the cats have flabby stomachs after getting spayed.
SarahShutUp 1 month ago
This is something that I really hope that more petowners will do. It might look cruel, but it will make your cats happier when they dont have to defend their 'turf', hunt for partners and so on. A spayed cat is a happy cat. And spaying is extremely important if you consider to let you cat wander around outside.
NaurDulin 4 months ago
I realize that keyhole incisions are the standard practice, but are you able to check for bleeding from the ovarian stumps using such a small incision?
IsisDelphia17 4 months ago
@IsisDelphia17 We have spayed and neutered over 70,000 cats and have not had a problem with bleeding because I used the miller's knot on the stump. This know does not loosen. If any bleeding would occur, I would see it before I closed her up. Dr. Larson
meowvet 2 months ago
I hope that I dont offend anyone but then I dont care anyway but they need to do this to alot of males and females (humans)..in this town and I know thru out the United States there is to many guys not caring if they knock up a female and the females dont care because they know that they can get help because of it..right now there is a girl who just turned 21 and on her 3rd child..she could care less if her boys die or not..she needs to be fixed bad.
jwparrish6264 6 months ago 2
Hmmm... my kitten just got spayed 3 days ago and I suspect this was the method used. Looks like a very nice and quick procedure actually and I'm quite pleased with how small her incision is and how well it's looking. No redness, edema, excess heat or discharge noted and her metacam seems to be handling her pain just fine (a little too well perhaps as I had to lock her in her crate to keep her from playing too rough or jumping around!). And I have to say that that is one strange looking uterus!
ZoidburgIsGreat 6 months ago
My vet wants $500 for this procedure. Wtf?
Bahamut144 7 months ago
@Bahamut144 Sadly some vets aren't in it for the animals ..it's about making money. I adopted a beagle from the SPCA about 20 yrs ago my vet at the time told he had a birth defect and needed his hips replaced as a puppy. It was a complete fabrication. That dog never had a problem with his legs and he lived a good long happy playful life.
suckanorange 4 months ago
oh god my kitten is getting that in two days :(
Lolly586 7 months ago
It looks so painful, I feel sorry for the cat but I know its for the best.
danceanista28 8 months ago
Cool now I know how to spay my cat! hey do you think chloroform with work good enough as an aesthetic?
strangemyth 9 months ago
@strangemyth i wouldn't use chloroform. There are safer and better anesthetics available.
AngelForAnimals 9 months ago
@AngelForAnimals What about spinning the cat around by her tail til she passes out then making quick work?
strangemyth 9 months ago
To Dr Larson, we truly thank you for the enlightenment. Thank you!
blacstripes 1 year ago
@blacstripes You are very welcome. Dr. Larson
meowvet 2 months ago
I cant even describe how gross this looks. she's just swinging it innards around lmao.
Cute little kitty slept thru her uterus being mutilated. Im bringing my cat in for one of these. Didnt know she would be sliced & snipped. I pictured something tooootally different!
desolate2 1 year ago
Spay and neuter. There's no such thing as doing it too much.
Stego2001 1 year ago
Thank god for docs that do this at low cost or for free! There are TONS of feral cats in my neighborhood and they are NOT fun to catch or deal with in general, but spaying the females is necessary to keep more terrified kittens from popping up lol
TheLadyShred 1 year ago
To Dr. Larson: I truly admire what you do.
Such a simple procedure, yet my local vet charges $70 for it, not including all the shots need up to that point (an additional $88).
there are MANY stray cats in my neighborhood. "double" handedly (my husband and me), we have been trying to get the females spayed. we have paid to have 4 females in less than a year.
0000s0000s000000 1 year ago
@0000s0000s000000 $70 for a spay is practically giving it away. All the materials - anesthesia, suture, drapes, gloves, gowns - are all very expensive from the manufacturer. It may look like a simple procedure, but Dr. Larson has likely done thousands of spays - it takes the average vet much longer (and research does not support her abbreviated protocol). Remember that a spay is still removing a major organ, and it is invasive surgery. The same procedure for a human would cost ~$5000.
Cyrille104 9 months ago
@Cyrille104 Please send me the citations for the research that does not support my protocol. I would hope that you would provide peer reviewed papers as I have not seen any research that refutes my procedure. Dr. Peggy Larson
meowvet 9 months ago
@Cyrille104 i worked in a vet's office for a while. employees got half off of all procedures, so that would make it 35. the vet was still making a profit. and i know it only takes him between 10-20 minutes MAX to do the procedure.
there's a low cost spay/neuter clinic a cpl of hours from me. i talked to them, & they told me that they do a cat neuter for $15, idk how much for a spay, bc i didn't need a spay. they told me the 15 covers 100% of costs. soooo, no $70 is not giving it away.
0000s0000s000000 8 months ago
@Cyrille104 I find it very strange that you mention "research does not support abbreviated protocol", yet you do not provide any references. Furthermore, every surgeon knows that the shorter time the animal or human is under anesthetic, the better. Also, with my method, there is very little tissue handling; therefore less inflammation. I have now done over 70,000 cats with only 8 anesthetic deaths. The national average, according to a research paper from OSU vet school, is one out of 1500.
meowvet 2 months ago
nice job! spaying and nuetering animals is one of the best things you can do, it prevents over-breeding. vets are amazing i luv them <333
hotme29400 1 year ago
@hotme29400 We have now done over 61,000 cats at our clinic. It is becoming difficult to find kittens in our shelters.
meowvet 1 year ago
My vet spayed my cat and the incision was about 4 inches long or 11cm. He was an old fart and seemed to not like cats very much. after the surgery, I asked him why the incision was so long, he said maybe younger and more fashionable doctors do a small incision but he's more traditional and old fashioned and tries to do more of a hands on-thorough job. I had to stop myself from asking him if he had alzheimer's and never went back to him. he didn't even explain about the aftercare and pet coll
don0098 1 year ago
@don0098 Sorry about you long incision. Would you believe the vet schools are still teaching the long incision method? This vet obviously did not like cats. Some vets are very uncomfortable with cats. Find a cat vet for the best care.
meowvet 1 year ago
@meowvet
I totally agree with you. My friends small kitten of 6 months had a long incision method too. Dr. Ethel Wolda Benitez is all sales talk. She didnt explain about aftercare and pet coll as well. No pain meds either. We had to ask another vet for it. Obviously we didnt come back again. Hers is such a tupsy turvy, dusty pet clinic i have ever seen.
blacstripes 1 year ago
wow this was easy to follow along at home! saved me a ton of money! thanks!!
je0p 1 year ago
@je0p LOL!!! very good.
mtpratt32 1 year ago
You should tattoo your cats so that if re-trapped can be identified as spayed without needing surgery to find out. A small tattoo line across the incision will prevent unnecessary surgery. This is what we do at our surgery and it works like a charm :)
misshippo27 1 year ago
@misshippo27 Yes, we do tattoo the females. We also do ear tips on ferals. Sometimes I tattoo both the ears and the midline if the owners/caretakers do not want ear tips.
meowvet 1 year ago
first time seen the tying of uterine horn on itself..... does it work nice?
adnangenius 1 year ago
@adnangenius Yes, it works very well. The miller's knot is the only knot that should be used on the uterus. Forceps ties work very well on the ovarian blood vessels.
meowvet 1 year ago
Loved that!. I am a spanish vet practising int he uk. Here they are OBSESSED with the flank approach that I think is not that good. I would find tricky locating the organ that quick with the spay hook and possibly tying the note in the ovarian pedicle. Otherwise, our technique makes common sense. It is fast, minimises tissue trauma and is quick and clean. Great job.
komepollass 1 year ago
@komepollass Tony Nahrung has a very nice flank approach method. I have tried it a couple of times and need more experience to be comfortable with it. I find it difficult to find the uterine horn with the hook. Tony uses a forceps. His method is on YouTube. He can do a spay in three minutes.
meowvet 1 year ago
It is great cat spay. I like it very much
Marilizzi 2 years ago
Thanks, Mariizzi. For your information, we have now safely spayed and neutered 60,000 cats. We do 80 to 100 cats a week. We work two days and then one extra day twice a month when New York and Canada bring down a load of cats. We do around 40 a day. I also do other surgeries like orthopedics, abdominal and eye. Whatever comes in the door. We are the safety net for the community and do low cost surgery on cats whose owners cannot afford to go to a regular vet clinic. Peggy Larson, DVM
meowvet 2 years ago
She has saved MILLIONS of cats with her work. Way to go Peggy :)
tomifobiabrat 2 years ago
vte a la mierda hijo de puta
Punenho 2 years ago
SPAY.
Hellisotherpeople2 2 years ago
My cat's been spayed
2 weeks and then she plays again
Its been a year now and she've really grown ALOT
i recommend spaying your cats . :)
REaddict98 2 years ago
i dont want that happening to my kitten!
Bl0odDot 2 years ago
You re doing the cat you love a great disservice by not spaying her. Unspayed cats have a high incidence of breast cancer. They can also get pyometra, pus in the uterus which can kill them. If she has kittens, she is adding to the misery of overpopulation. Besides, the tomcat who breeds her could have leukemia or feline AIDS. Then she will die.
meowvet 2 years ago 2
the answer Cat Condoms
lumpybruisychickeny1 2 years ago
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SCREW that. I am NOT getting my baby shaved and spayed.
ZwinkyNewsOfficial 2 years ago
dumb, its for the best
lornajeanmundle 2 years ago 3
idiot!
jillythe1st 2 years ago
for people saying why not just put the cat down
not all cats that cant find a home are mean or wild
its like the government coming to your house and saying well the human population is too high so im going to have to kill you to reduce the population
spaying stops innocent kittens from idiots that just want to put them down
USE YOU HEAD
XWPCLAWD 2 years ago 17
We are getting our young female cat spayed in a couple of weeks. She was dumped by our not-so-nice neighbors when they moved, and we decided to adopt her. Currently she is not getting along with our neutered male cats. Do you think getting her spayed will help them to get along better? Someone at an animal shelter we called for advice told us that it would help with the aggression they're showing toward each other.
melville80 2 years ago 2
Females often are aggressive when they are not spayed. She needs to be spayed ASAP. She can learn to hate the male unless she changes. If she has been aggressive long enough towards him, the owner can purchase transdermal (rub it into the tip of the ear) chloripramine which
will help calm her down. The male could also become aggressive to an unspayed
female so they both might need to be treated. Unless treated, the next step
could be territorial marking, peeing around the house.
meowvet 2 years ago
are you gonna do video on male cat castration?
ELY3M 2 years ago
Probably not because the procedure is not very complicated. The scrotum is opened and the testicles are removed.
meowvet 2 years ago
true, but it would nice to see you cut the balls open and pull out the testicles out.
ELY3M 2 years ago
I need your e-mail address and I will send you the info. Unfortunately some cats really resist canned food because they grew up on dry. It is a chore to change them over.
meowvet 2 years ago
Not to be stupid, but I just got a kitty, and my friend has one too, but it was spayed, and for some reason ,it started eating more, and gained weight, on the otherside, my older cat was never spayed but is in great shape and is very playful, plus, that harsh scar in the stomach. Any reason for that? That made me feared of spaying a pet.
WiiForever302 2 years ago
Are you feeding dry food? Check the label and if corn or other carbs are in the first place, feed it to the cows! Your cat may be eating too much because she is trying to get enough meat. Cats are obligatory carnivores and must have meat protein to be healthy.
Cats who were strays also tend to eat more because they never know where there next meal is coming from. I have adopted several strays with this eating problem.
meowvet 2 years ago
Your older unspayed cat is at risk for pyometra, pus in the uterus. She needs to be spayed. So many times when I spay an older cat, the uterus is abnormal.
You should not free-feed your cats. Feed only the required amounts (check the container for feeding instructructions). I detest dry food because it is such junk. Like feeding your kid "Twinkies" unless you can find one that is less than 8% carbs. Contact me and I will send you the scientific info on feeding cats.
meowvet 2 years ago
Thanks, send me it now. Well is there any way to make him/her eat it, I attempt canned food, but he/she refuses to eat it.
WiiForever302 2 years ago
are you that vet in the video? actually the surgery would take over 10 mins because of shaving hairs and other things.
ELY3M 2 years ago
We are doing 40 to 50 surgeries a day. The next animal is being shaved as I am working on the current animal so there is a cat on my table as soon as the first cat comes off. Where I lose time is answering phone calls about sick animals, doing other surgeries like pinning bones, abdominal surgery, eye surgery, etc. We do almost all kinds of surgery at our clinic. We work on poor people's animals. Yes, I am the vet in the video. I work alone now as my partner retired.
meowvet 2 years ago
Moewvet,
I have a question about this.
As far as reducing the population of this non-native somewhat domesticated breed, why not euthanize?
What's the advantage of spaying/neutering from a population standpoint?
mortald 2 years ago
If these were cows or deer culling by euthanasia would be simple. But these feral cats are no different than people's pet cats except that they are wild. Hence, the public is against euthanasia. We do some euthanasia. Sick cats, cats that cannot go back to where they were trapped and at the request of the trapper who wants them off his property. I do not think spaying and neutering alone will control pet overpopulation. We need laws affecting ownership & requiring spay neuter of all pets.
meowvet 2 years ago
is a humane solution. as euthanasia is not humane but cruel and innecesary.
DaiFriend 2 years ago
It seems to me that cat control is only in the hands of a brave few and we need to stay firm in their support. Thank you Dr. Larson for this video - we all should learn how to do this because, and I speak for only one small neighborhood on earth, there are still many unneutered males out there along with vulnerable females to cause further suffering to a beautiful species of mammal. Kanon...schuss needs to realize that 'domestic short-hair' means a responsibility by those who domesticate.
johntbelias 2 years ago
Responsibility is the key word here and you are right on target. People treat cats like stuffed toys and toss them when they are tired of them. I have operated our spay clinic for 18 years, "fixed" over 57,000cats and we are still overbooked. If people would just get them spayed or neutered before the female has the first litter. We could prevent so much misery for this wonderful species.
meowvet 2 years ago
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johntbelias 2 years ago
Im watching this cause this morning I Took my cat to get surgery.. Im really worried :( I Hope they are gentle on hair & I Hope shes ok.
JJTheAngel3 2 years ago
samething for me and my girlfriend we have 2 cats they are 1 year old and female we dropped ours off at 8:30am today,got to pick them up around 3 i hope there ok,praise be to allah
SpirtualSuzie 2 years ago
I am sure your cats will be fine. You are very responsible cat owners!
meowvet 2 years ago
Are there any videos on TUBAL LIGATION or VASECTOMY in cats and dogs? Because all of you who think that it's either "snip snip or euthanasia" aren't aware there are alternatives to getting rid of the hormones that are necessary for proper growth and development in an animal WHILE making the animal sterile still.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
I have done vasectomies in dominant tomcats in cat colonies. He "breeds" the females and keeps the competing toms away. But he has a tough life with lots of fights. I do not do tubal ligations in females because an intact uterus is vulnerable to a condition called "pyometra". This means pus in the uterus. It can cause the uterus to rupture and massive infections and death result. Spaying and neutering are still the best way to reduce pet overpopulation.
meowvet 2 years ago
Keeping the toms away can insure that no new ferals come into an area. Sure one may care too much about these cats but it's only their natural behavior and it's not like they are going to be spraying in someone's house since they are pretty much permanently feral. Are you going to spay or neuter wild animals just to give them an "easier" life? And is there something in the cat genome that makes pyometra very common?
AlienDragon 2 years ago
Feral cats often spray in people's yards, on bushes close to the house and even on the porch. This makes the person's pet cat very agitated and may start the pet spraying. We work with a lot of behavioral problems in cats in our clinic. Also ferals spread diseases like feline AIDS and leukemia. Ferals prey on birds and rodents competing with hawks and other wildlife. Neutering and spaying diminishes the number of unwanted cats.
meowvet 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure many wild animals do the same. And ferals can only spread disease to other ferals or cats in heat. I don't see what's wrong with preying on other wildlife other than if the ecosystem is very fragile, it's just evolution in the works, and cats have already become part of the urban ecology along with other introduced animals like pigeons and house sparrows. I think people just can't handle seeing a cat act differently than their pet Fluffy, even if it's normal.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
You must be very young and inexperienced regarding wildlife and cats. Leukemia is spread in urine and AIDS is spread during breeding and in saliva from bite wounds. Therefore, pet cats can catch these diseases from ferals if they come in contact with infected urine, get bred by a feral or a feral bites a pet cat.
meowvet 2 years ago
Perhaps this is concern in suburban neighborhoods but may not apply to other places such as commercial zones and beaches.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
However I understand you do bring up a good point, but according to what I have read and those I am in contact with, unfixed ferals move into areas with fixed ferals, and successful control in places with hysterectomy has occurred(such as a zoo in Rio).
Oh and don't be fooled by my username this is a very old account.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
Re: pyometra. The uterus in animals who have litters is more susceptible to pyometra than animals who give birth to one offspring. It is the anatomy of the uterus, two long tubes instead of one simple organ.
meowvet 2 years ago
There is a product on the market called "FeralStat". It is hormone derived and keeps females from coming in heat. It is used in feral cat colonies where trapping, neutering and releasing are difficult to do. The hormone was originally used in England to control overpopulation in wharf cats. There is a website. Just google "FeralStat".
meowvet 2 years ago
Unfortunately, tubal ligation or vasectomy would not get rid of the problems of toms spraying pee all over the house, females coming into heat, fighting, aggression, etc.. Part of the reason people have their cats "fixed" is to prevent these behavioral problems.
meowvet 2 years ago
Whether this is appropriate or not should be up to the owner.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
Too often the owners elect to keep their cats intact and the cat pays the price. When the owner can no longer put up with the pee and too many kittens, the cat is merely dumped on a farm or along the road. Farmers are overwhelmed with their own cats and often shoot strays. We see all of this every day in our clinic. It is so sad for the poor cats.
meowvet 2 years ago
I meant whether to spay/neuter or cut the tubes/uterus.
AlienDragon 2 years ago
i agree it's good for the cats to have this done,best thing any owner can get done for a cat.
SpirtualSuzie 2 years ago
These are animals were talking about, People are another realm entirely There are worse things to do to a cat IMO then never spaying/neutering such as a declaw all ten digets are amputated which leads to lasting pain permanent personalty damage/or and walking/muscle,balance issues/ect not fixing makes them spray roam/ make babies if you buy stud pants and cage/keep indoor though not good its a better quality of life then after a de claw trust me Good job with fixing we need more like you peggy.
Runsnwalken 2 years ago
There is the chance of knot slip doing this method. I have seen this in neutered males. If the knot slips in the female there is the real danger of a blledout. Bad luck in other words. Dont want to rely on luck. There should be at least a single pedicle suture throw!!!
down160 2 years ago
I use the miller's knot which does not loosen once it is pulled tight. Since the arteries are located on each side of the pedicle, a single suture throw would not be anywhere near the arteries. If placed below the knot, this suture would tend to pull the original suture towards the cut end. Not a good idea! Out of 56,000 spays and neuters, suture slippage has not been a problem thanks to the miller's knot.
meowvet 2 years ago
Ah. The Millers knot just about changes everything then. Thanks for response!
down160 2 years ago
The biggest problem with losing the pedicle is a friable uterus. Malnutrition, feeding cheap grocery store dry foods exclusively, too many kittens, disease and old age are the usual causes of the uterus breaking before it is tied off. Doesn't happen too often fortunately. It is a nuisance to go after it, tho. Large incision and time consuming. If cat owners would feed a good quality canned food, lots of problems would go away and the cat would live longer and healthier.
meowvet 2 years ago
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So in other words, you may think it's wrong to neuter and spay pets but most people who understand why it is so important to do so, believe by it.
Qudsia25 2 years ago
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Qudsia25 2 years ago
For the love of god!! kanonekraftschuss....this is about have a bit of control with unwanted pets, and your friend is right. The world is changing a great deal, and to have children you must have an excellent job to support a family and children. But concerning the war, that is also ture depends where you live around the world. But your getting things mixed up; and Fyi mother nature does nothing, it's god himself decides on wht lives and what doesn't.
Qudsia25 2 years ago 2
Your doing a great job, god bless you
Qudsia25 2 years ago
It's cruel animal abuse to neuter. Let nature do it's work by finding it's balance in cat population. There are not too many but too few cats as we have to kill rats, rabbits and other varmints chemically, because we try to be cleverer than nature itself by neutering all the cats. They do not need to be neutered, they do not need humans to interfere, cats can take care of themselves as stray cats. There are much too few stray cats. Stop neutering!
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
You're extremely ignorant on the subject. Too few stray cats? Please. Do 5 minutes of animal rescue, and you'll see that there are far too many. Population control? Ok, how? Cat fights, disease, starvation, hit-by-cars? Is that population control? Spaying and neutering is the healthiest and most humane way. As long as there are people like YOU who are against it, our (vets and rescue personal) jobs will never be done.
CuddlyPythons 2 years ago 2
There are also bad things happening to humans, in some places there is even war, starvation, diseases, especially in Africa. Shall we neuter people in Africa? This is sick logic and really ignorant. If I see you catching my cat, you will never ever be able to catch cats any more, I promise you. And you never know if the cat you caught is mine, so better stop it for your own good. Got it?
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
This is the most ignorant statement I have heard in years. Neutering is a form of birth control. Birth control is badly needed is some parts of the world, including parts of Africa. You have no idea of the suffering you cause cats when you do not sterilize them. You need to volunteer with a humane society or work in a spay clinic. Your ignorance is astounding.
meowvet 2 years ago 9
Again, dare to touch my cat and I will show you who is suffering. So hands off "stray cats" as they could belong to someone as my cat for example does not tolerate any collar, therefore you cannot know that she belongs to me. She has newborn kittens and the one trapping her would cause her kittens to starve. This is what I call really ignorant, Ma'am! But like I said, just dare to touch her and you never ever will be able to spay again, I promise you.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
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bmxerbrett 2 years ago
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Kanonekraftschuss. lol at this internet tough guy, go choke on a dog dick.
bmxerbrett 2 years ago
Um...what about the cats wandering the streets WITHOUT homes to go back to?
Maybe you should put some form of identification on your cat -- because when s/he gets picked up by whoever is trying to help her, it's not their fault, it's YOURS for not putting some sort of identification on her. It's not the doctor's fault if they don't know every cat in the world -- its the owner's fault for not caring enough about their pet to mark them. So get some sense, and shut it.
sunsetdeamon 2 years ago
You mean marking like the Nazis marked the Jews? BTW, the nazis also castrated Jews just like you castrate animals. Animals should be free, no markings, no castration, just leave them alone, mother nature is the boss. Because of you crazy people the wildcat is almost extinct here in Europe according to the IUCN Red List. You are conducting genocide, that's what you do.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
As a rescue worker, I will continue to trap cats, and as a vet tech I will continue to neuter them. Too many cats are homeless, hungry and sick. Spaying and neutering eliminates the risk of several types of diseases that cats can get. It's a perfect form of birth control and I personally think some humans can benefit from it too.
I hope your doesn't get poisoned or killed while outside... And most importantly, I hope those kittens fall into the hands of people who are more responsible than you.
CuddlyPythons 2 years ago 4
Most of the negative comments on this video come from people who THINK they know something about animals, and in reality, really don't. Most outspoken people for animal welfare are shockingly undereducated and I think this is what is sparking such ignorant and just plain stupid comments. kanon-whatever doesn't realize that it ISN'T cruel. It's actually helping the animal. What people don't realize it how little they really know. Just stating the something is cruel w/o info will get you nowhere
raythespy 2 years ago
my kitty just got spaded its sad to see her in pain :(
100PercentTHCfilms 2 years ago
excellent! very interesting.
mishka1305 2 years ago
She talks about it as if it is a knitting pattern. I love vets.
sillettaowns 2 years ago
I have done 55,000+ cats, so there is a pattern to this surgery. The more you do the better the technique and the fewer the complications. Vets are good people!
meowvet 2 years ago
That all depends on the monetary side. I've known some vets who when it came time to euthanize suggested all sorts of expensive treatments.
kd1s 2 years ago
Euthanasia is always problematic. When is the right time to let the animal go? I have talked clients into euthanizing their dying animals and have talked them out of euthanizing a cat with a behavioral problem as many of these can be treated.
meowvet 2 years ago 2
@meowvet
Over 55.000 cats? If you have worked 50 years without any holiday, without getting ill, without having to move or to lose your job, i.e. you worked every week in this 50 years, you would have to fixed over 21 cats every week. That means over 3 cats every day, including sunday. Have you really done nothing else in your life? No weekends, no holidays? Honestly?
haizahaiza 2 years ago
Well, counting the spays on Indian Reservations, I have probably done about 60,000. I routinely spay and neuter 80 to 90 cats a week. I work two and sometimes 3 days a week at my clinic. I have been doing this for 17 years. When I started the clinic, we did less. The workload has increased with time. And we just keep getting busier. I owe much of our success to my excellent staff, Kathee, Doris, Ginny and Nicky.
meowvet 2 years ago 2
Now I understand why you are so eager to spay cats. If they pay you only 10 dollars for spaying you would earn 800 to 900 dollars a week. Probably they pay you much more. I have more respect for a hangman than for you. Hangman is going for guilty persons, you are harming innocent animals. Take your money and shame on you.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
Dear God
Are u listening to yourself, this has nothing to do with money here or you, this has to do with decreaseing the number of cats born into the world. Thats it...and u know what...I think she's doing a great job in spaying and neutering cats; or else every 8 months or so, kittens would die from lack of food and disease. Therefore neutering and spaying cats are helpping young cats live a happy and healthy lives.
Qudsia25 2 years ago 5
So why don't you spay all animals? Spay rats and birds and even lizards and not to forget the fishes in the sea! Never heard of mother nature doing her job for millions of years now? How could nature get along all the time without your spaying?
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
I'm not talking about all animals, just cats and dogs; but soon other anmials will die because of pollution and such. I think your just getting to worked up on this, and not thinking out of the box. Cats and Dogs breed in a very fast manner, that most either die from hungier, or they are diseased, or they have some kind of abnormally, because their so close in DNA. Meaning mating from the same family pack.
Qudsia25 2 years ago
You know what? I had a friend who said that it is irresponible to have children nowadays because of the danger of an nuclear war. Well, if everybody would be so responsible like him we would not need a nuclear war to be exterminated from earth, we would just extinct. This is your logic. Sick logic. Death logic.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
From this some cats and dogs are neutered or sparyed for this reason, not all of them have this chance, to experince a happy and healthy life.
Qudsia25 2 years ago
If cats and dogs were wild animals, then I would condone spaying and neutering. However, because humans have manipulated the species and domesticated them, they have no natural wild environment to live in. They will overpopulate and then diseases would spread and our wonderful pets would die. It's almost the same as a human taking birth control because they are not in the right situation to have a child.
Flufferz626 2 years ago
Some of you would even like to castrate mother nature.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
For the love of humanity call your urologist and schedule a Bi-Lateral Orchiectomy you will make mother nature very happy.
gaiasavenge 2 years ago
You really want to castrate all beings? Let us extinct all life on earth, right? You are so sick, even worse than Hitler was.
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
I hope you are sterile!!!!!!!!!!!
c1nicolei 2 years ago
Wanna test it?
kanonekraftschuss 2 years ago
Um no...I am in vet school, which I worked my ass off to get into for the love of all animals and mother nature--I want to help them and make their lives better. If you loved animals then you would work hard to save them, not spout out uneducated nonsense on youtube.
Flufferz626 2 years ago 3
It is very practical surgery !
Ryvchin 3 years ago
Hi, does any one know if there is an alternative to removel of all the cat's reproductive's organs?
mlsdd 3 years ago
Currently, we remove both ovaries and both uterine horns. The ovaries must be removed or the cat will come into heat. We remove the uterine horns to prevent pyometra, a serious and deadly infection of the uterus.
meowvet 3 years ago
This is wonderful!
lindenailene 3 years ago
Bless you, Dr!
SilentStickFigureThr 3 years ago
Hi! Congratulations! Sorry my english, I'm a brasilian vet, my surgeries are with small incision, but not as this! I use a suture with catgut crom in ovarian pediculous, I would like to try use this procediture without suture but I'm afraid to lose the ovarian vesseis... I don't understand what kind of material was used to close cavity, absorbible or not? I use catgut crom and skin with nylon. I use too ketamine + xilazine, but here we don't meet to buy yombine... Congratulations! Lígia.
ligpaim 3 years ago
Hello Doctor,
The body of the uterus is the most important to tie tightly. We use the Miller's knot because it doesn't slip or loosen once tied. Do not be afraid to lose the ovarian vessels in a cat. They are so small that they will not cause a problem if you drop them. Also, most of the blood to the ovary comes from the uterus. When the uterus is removed, so is the major blood supply. I use catgut to tie off the uterine body.
meowvet 3 years ago
I use catgut to tie off the uterine body. I use an absorbable monofilament like PDS to ligate the body wall and the skin. I do not like non-absorbable suture as it can cause an infection. You would like the yobine. When 0.1 ml is given IV, the cat wakes up in 5 minutes. It reverses the xylazine.
You should keep some injectable anti-histamine on hand plus some epinephrine because on rare occasions, cats are allergic to either ketamine or xylazine and they will die.
meowvet 3 years ago
i want to become a vet and in the begining of febuary 2009 im gonna begin my rop class of animal health care and i really love animals! i want to become a vet! but i have one problem!!!
its hard for me to watch surgeries!!! i get grossed out! -_-
wendy6592123 3 years ago
You will get over being grossed out by surgery. When you know you are helping the animal with a surgical procedure, you will do
better. Doing is far different than watching.
meowvet 3 years ago
nice how many weeks does it take to heel the wound, I have two 7 month old house female kats and planning to take them to the vet to get them spay
1serge6969 3 years ago
It takes about 7 days for primary healing. It probably takes another week or two for the internal healing to be complete. Congratulations on getting your two cats spayed. You are doing your part to prevent the misery of pet overpopulation.
meowvet 3 years ago
Hi there, I've done spay neuter clinics in developing countries and was wondering if you have been using gas or injectable anesthesia for this procedure? Thanks :)
janetvet 3 years ago
We use a combination of ketamine and xylazine (0.33ml to 0.27 ml of 20 mg zylazine) on cats from 4 pounds and up.
Occasionally we have to give a little more IV if the cat is not totally relaxed. We reverse the xylazine with yobine IV
at the end of the procedure. The cat usually starts to wake up in about 5 to 10 minutes. It takes me approximately
five minutes to spay a normal cat (not obese or pregnant).....continued
AngelForAnimals 3 years ago
...continued:
The national death loss average for isoflurane is one cat out of 1500 and 1 dog out of 1200. Our death loss has been
7 cats out of 55,000. Of course, my staff is extraordinarily well trained in the use of ketamine and xylazine. We
occasionally use Telazol for suturing wounds, cleaning teeth, etc.
Hope this helps.
Peggy W. Larson, DVM, MS of
Williston, VT
AngelForAnimals 3 years ago
Good job, quality surgery and clear video. I especially liked the forcep tie on the ovarian vessels and the millers knot. I'll be incorporating them into my surgery. Nice skin suture too. Thanks for sharing.
tonynahrung 3 years ago
Very interesting. I wouldn't have the stomach to ever perform surgery like that myself, but everyone should spay their pets.
TimKraemer 3 years ago
Way to go, TimKraemer. Pet overpopulation kills lots of animals.
meowvet 3 years ago
And how many times out of 100 is this successful? I love my cat but i just cant bare her going under the knife
ColdHardNews 3 years ago
We have lost 7 out of 55,000 surgeries which is well below the national average. Not spaying your cat can result in not only unwanted pregnancies and overpopulation, but can cause a life-threatening condition called "pyometra" where pus forms in the uterus. You need to get your cat fixed ASAP.
Unspayed female cats are also more prone to breast cancer.
meowvet 3 years ago
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meowvet 3 years ago
Oh that looked fantastic! I am a first year vet student and really looking forward to small animal surgery in the future.
Malakia02 3 years ago 3
Congratulations on getting into vet school. It is really a fun 4 years. Which school are you attending? Surgery is a great speciality but it takes time to really become good at it. And it involves talent also. A person who is very visual is usually a better surgeon. Good luck. Glad you enjoyed the video.
meowvet 3 years ago 2
Thanks so much! I am at St. George's University down in Grenada. One really nice aspect of the program down here is that we have a lot of hands on practice early. Last Saturday we had some pig cadavers (used for surgeries by upperclassmen) and practiced tracheostomies, thoracostomies, thoracocentesis, spinal taps, and trans tracheal aspirations. I have always been a visual learner, but the academic classes are not too overwhelming *ahem* yet. I am loving the experience thus far!
Malakia02 3 years ago
thanks for your response. my kitty is fully recovered and back to being quite playful. everyone should spay and neuter their pets.
saphre1964 3 years ago 2
beautiful spay, my kitty was just done and her incision was a bit longer, but she had her ovaries removed too, does this make a difference?
saphre1964 3 years ago
Yes, the ovaries are always removed. If they are left in the cat, she will keep coming in heat. After a time, the ovaries can become abnormal. It is always best to do a complete ovariohysterectomy. In some countries in Europe, the ovaries are not removed because the owners erroneously think the cat will be a better hunter. This is not true. Cats are all different. Some are naturally better hunters than others. Congratulations on being a responsible owner and getting your cat spayed.
meowvet 3 years ago
OMG... that was completely clean.. not even a drop of blood.... i wish u could spay my cat... (but were almost a whole continent apart)
i had one of my other cats spayed some months ago and her incision was as big as a hand... and taking care of it took forever!!! luckily it never got infected, but it took fairly long to heal ...
do you do it on younger kittens too ?
next week were getting our 2 month old kitten fixed... she's the cutest thing in the world!
aantyy 3 years ago
Our clinic has spayed about 30,000 females so we have had lots of experience and have developed this technique. Our incisions are usually healed in three days. Vet schools teach long incisions unfortunately. If a cat is pregnant or has an infected uterus, the incisions are longer.
I have spayed 10 day old female kittens when I worked on Indian Reservations. I usually ask the owners to bring in the kittens after they are two months old to five months. Kittens can get pregnant at five months.
meowvet 3 years ago
does it cost more to have a female spayed?
emie868 3 years ago
It costs more to spay a female cat because the procedure is more invasive. Some low cost spay clinics charge the same for both because they also give rabies and distemper vaccines.
meowvet 3 years ago
apperently in total it takes 20 minutes... 10 minutes to get the cat down, 5 for the surgery and 5 to revive.
Me242008 3 years ago
I own a fairly busy spay clinic and usually have 40 to 50 surgeries in a day. Several cats are anesthetized at the same time so there is very little down time between spays. My tech staff prepares the cats for surgery and does the post op when I have finished with the spay or neuter.
meowvet 3 years ago
that was amazing:)
Me242008 3 years ago
Nice surgery. Bloodless and fast. A great technique. As a veterinarian, I am always interested in new techniques. I will definitely try this on my cat spays.
meowvet 3 years ago
A vet friend posted this comment on my computer, hence the "meowvet". Since I am the author of the video, obviously I would not comment on my own video. Sorry about that. Peggy Larson, DVM
meowvet 3 years ago