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.
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Spay/neuter
Spay/neuter tattoos can prevent unnecessary surgery for cats and dogs
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."
Study: Nonprofit clinics may be some pets’ only chance of being spayed or neutered
Nonprofit spay-neuter clinics predominantly serve low-income clients and animals lacking regular veterinary care, in addition to animals from shelters and community cats.
Characteristics of clients and animals served by high-volume, stationary, nonprofit spay-neuter clinics.
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? (Study)
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.
Effectiveness of GonaCon as an immunocontraceptive in colony-housed cats.
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…
Perioperative mortality in cats and dogs undergoing spay or castration at a high-volume clinic.
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…
The Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ 2016 Veterinary Medical Care Guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs.
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…
Vaccines for feline contraception: GonaCon GnRH-hemocyanin conjugate immunocontraceptive.
Benka VA, Levy JK. J Feline Med Surg. 2015 Sep;17(9):758-65. doi: 10.1177/1098612X15594989 PMID: 26323799…
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