Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

Alasdair Hotston Moore — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:16:37 GMT

I think you’ll find the references easily thro the RCVS library or even Google scholar.

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

jenni99 — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 19:55:20 GMT

:) Some references would be good please. :)

Also (sorry to be a witch - not sorry ) but shoulder pain and constipation would appear to be not the most well, serious complications

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RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

Alasdair Hotston Moore — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:40:41 GMT

Perspective from a surgeon who has been doing these for a couple of decades.

Specific points: pneumoperitoneum does not seem to cause the problems in dogs and cats that it does in people. No concern about bloat, shoulder pain, constipation

cystic ovaries would not require conversion to open surgery

general perspective: the publications available all support the advantages of lap spay over laparotomy. No study has indicated that laparotomy is preferred.

if you interested in finding g out more, check my video in our Brains and Drains YouTube channel

finally, of course it will be best to find a surgeon and practice that does this frequently. That’s true for any procedure

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

Ben Ogden — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:30:27 GMT

When you pick beneath the surface of the 'sales pitch', all the 'speal' you get is pulled from Human data, take from that what you will...

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

jenni99 — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:36:22 GMT

Also (obviously) patients with any kind of issues with breathing or lungs massively increases rink

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

jenni99 — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:34:50 GMT

In human surgery successes vs complication rates using laparoscopic surgery is linked 100% to surgeon experience - the more you do the better you get . . . . . . the less you do the worse you are . . . .

RE: Lap Spay. Pros and Cons please

James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:17:50 GMT

I have seen a few complications relating to laparoscopic spay, notably damage to the spleen with trocar. It is often billed as being less painful with shorter recovery time but I am not sure how much evidence there is for this, or if it is purely subjective. As you say, I can't imagine an abdomen full of gas is very comfortable. I think that as with all things, when it goes well, it's great. For my own bitch, I elected for a traditional spay with an experienced and trusted surgeon (my wife!!) after some deliberation. At the end of the day, at the slightest hint of any complications, the abdomen will be opened anyway.