Strategies to Reduce Stress and Enhance Patient Comfort during the Spay–Neuter Process
Griffin B. In, White S (ed), High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter and Other Shelter Surgeries, 2020, Wiley-Blackwell, 103-124.
Griffin B. In, White S (ed), High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter and Other Shelter Surgeries, 2020, Wiley-Blackwell, 103-124.
Since 2010, the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs has recommended "the use of a simple green linear tattoo to identify all neutered pet animals."
Nonprofit spay-neuter clinics predominantly serve low-income clients and animals lacking regular veterinary care, in addition to animals from shelters and community cats.
White SC, Scarlett JM, Levy JK. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018 Sep 15;253(6):737-745. doi: 10.2460/javma.253.6.737. PMID: 30179099…
Are high quality, high volume spay/neuter clinics safe? A six-year study of 113,906 spay/neuter surgeries performed in a Florida spay/neuter clinic found that the canine mortality rate was lower than that reported for hysterectomy in women.
Fischer A, Benka VA, Briggs JR, Driancourt MA, Maki J, Mora DS, Morris KN, Myers KA, Rhodes L, Vansandt LM, Weedon GR, Wolf J, Levy JK. J Feline Med Surg. 2018 Aug;20(8):786-792. doi: 10.1177/1098612X18758549. PMID: 29463201…
Levy JK, Bard KM, Tucker SJ, Diskant PD, Dingman PA. Vet J. 2017 Jun;224:11-15. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.05.013. PMID: 28697869…
Top JAVMA/AJVR scientific article for 2020! Griffin B, Bushby PA, McCobb E, White SC, Rigdon-Brestle YK, Appel LD, Makolinski KV, Wilford CL, Bohling MW, Eddlestone SM, Farrell KA, Ferguson N, Harrison K, Howe LM, Isaza NM, Levy JK, Looney A, Moyer MR, Robertson SA, Tyson K. J Am Vet…
Benka VA, Levy JK. J Feline Med Surg. 2015 Sep;17(9):758-65. doi: 10.1177/1098612X15594989 PMID: 26323799…
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