Ovarectomy in Cats

Re: Ovarectomy in Cats

Maisy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:38:48 GMT

[quote user="StephSVN"]

Does anyone know if this leads to more pyo's in older cats? I know it is much rarer in cats anyway, but having seen 2 cats with pyo in my first year as a trainee I wouldn't have thought the risk was low enough to warrant leaving the uterus?

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Pyos are more likely to be affected by reproductive cycles and these will be stopped once the ovaries are removed anyway so risk of pyo should be minimal, if at all. There is the chance of developing stump pyometra if there are any remains of ovarian tissue but when done laparascopically, there shouldn't be any chance of this happening.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:50 GMT

In Tenerife Tony the vet who used to come out made a rule that unless he knew he had neutred the dog or cat it was getting done. The incidence of pyo's (dog & cat) was incredibly high as the local vets just did the "semi speys"

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StephSVN — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:36:12 GMT

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loopylou711 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:22 GMT

Norway pay good money for their VNs there was a norwegian girl on my course and she said ones she qualified going home she'd be getting briliant pay compared to here! Wouldnt be enough to live in bloody norway though lol!

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Claire Cameron — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:07:46 GMT

[quote user="Claire BearRVN"]

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Well all rescue dogs/bitches we sent to germany and went done got done there so dont know where that info comes from. They are very hot on neutering if your pet isnt done you pay a very high yearly licence fee. Well used to and can not see it changing.

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Interesting, off to find where the info came from.

[quote user="niknoks"]

No but the spleen doesnt produce unwanted babies!!!!

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Apparently they have relatively few unwanted litters due to misalliance drugs and delvosterone....

Just what I've heard....off to find the research now though

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My mistake apparently it's Norway NOT Germany

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Claire Cameron — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:05:11 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

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Interesting, off to find where the info came from.

[quote user="niknoks"]

No but the spleen doesnt produce unwanted babies!!!!

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Apparently they have relatively few unwanted litters due to misalliance drugs and delvosterone....

Just what I've heard....off to find the research now though

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:23:19 GMT

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Nikki Graef — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:18:50 GMT

No but the spleen doesnt produce unwanted babies!!!!

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Claire Cameron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:42 GMT

[quote user="niknoks"]

?????????? that sounds retarded

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Apparently it's because it's the only organ we remove for preventative reasons, ie we don't perform preventative splenectomy etc

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Nikki Graef — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:58:34 GMT

?????????? that sounds retarded

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Claire Cameron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:38 GMT

Off on a tangent here but apparently in Germany it is 'illegal' to neuter for preventative treatment....

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Anonymous — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:25:53 GMT

It's quite popular in the US I believe, maybe some of the Vet Techs on here could elaborate more?

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Claire Cameron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:36:37 GMT

[quote user="STRVN"]

I know a vet who done his spays like this all the time! he is now retired, but thats how he always done them.

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Great, we're going to start I think. Will be interesting.

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:22:38 GMT

I know a vet who done his spays like this all the time! he is now retired, but thats how he always done them.

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Claire Cameron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:17:51 GMT

[quote user="Maisy"]

Ovarectomies tend to be done during laparascopic spays as the uterus is rarely removed then. Haven't seen it being done via the conventional route though!

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They were recommending leaving the uterus in situ and just removing ovaries.

Re: Ovarectomy in Cats

Maisy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:17:05 GMT

Ovarectomies tend to be done during laparascopic spays as the uterus is rarely removed then. Haven't seen it being done via the conventional route though!

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Nikki Graef — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:16:04 GMT

A few practices are doing this now, through keyhole surgery, not rountinely but at an extra cost to the client with the added benifit of less healing time etc as its keyhole. I think i have only spoken to people who have done it in dogs so far though rather than cats