Demonstration of Quick-Spay Technique
by Marvin Mackie, DVM
1. Preparation of two tomcats plus one
black queen ready for surgery.
2. Setting equipment and positioning
female cat in surgery.
3. Two males positioned in
hands-free positioners.

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4. Instrument ligation of male cat
testicle cord upon itself.

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5. Two table surgical room; female cat foreground
and female dog with surgeon.
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6. Surgeon and surgically draped female
dog patient ready for surgery.

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7. A two to three centimeters incision
for abdominal entry.

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8. Retrieval of left uterine horn and ovary.

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9. Ligation of ovarian artery and vein after freeing and laying back the ovary and horn. Suture material is #32 gauge stainless steel.

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10. Retreival right side uterine horn.

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11. Showing the freed uterine complex.

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12. Cutting away the uterine complex after a singular stainless steel ligature is placed to ensure blood supply control.

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13. Closure of body wall with two stainless steel
cruciate stitches.

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14. Closure of the skin with buried stitch.

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15. Completed female dog spay (OVH=ovariohysterectomy). Time required: eight minutes. Dog was awake and comfortable forty-five minutes following surgery.

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16. Preparing female cat for "spay" (ovariohysterectomy).
She weaned her litter of kittens just a few weeks earlier.

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17. A 1 1/2 to 2 centimeter entry mid-abdomen
between umbilicus and pubis.

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18. Using spay hook to retreive left uterine horn.

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19. Cutting away the ovary and horn before ligature placement with #34 gauge stainless steel to secure blood supply.

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20. Cutting away the right ovary and horn.

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21. Visualizing the uterine complex
before stainless steel ligation.

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22. Removal of complex following ligature placement.

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23. Placement of a single #34 gauge stainless steel cruciate stitch to close abdominal entry.

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24. Placement of subdermal (buried) stitch to close skin.

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25. Application of a miniscule amount
of surgical glue to seal.

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26. Surgeon and female cat immediately following cat spay.
Time required: six minutes.
Cat was awake and comfortable
30 minutes after surgery.

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