Vet surgeon Johanna Marsh, leads the lap spays at Village Vet’s Whittlesford practice and is highlighting the procedure to dog owners ahead of World Spay Day on February 28.
Village Vet Surgeon Praises Keyhole Surgery Ahead Of World Spay Day
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A leading Cambridge vet practice is using World Spay Day tomorrow (February 28) to highlight the benefits of laparoscopic neuters for dogs.
Linnaeus-owned Village Vet, which has 30 practices across London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is leading the way with the procedures, which see dogs recover much more quickly, along with representing a much lower risk of complications.
Vet surgeon Johanna Marsh leads the lap spays at Village Vet’s Whittlesford practice and, ahead of World Spay Day, said she would urge all dog owners looking at getting their pets neutered to strongly consider the keyhole procedure.
Johanna said: “Laparoscopy is a form of minimally invasive surgery which uses a camera and specialised equipment to remove both ovaries through small incisions.
“Comparatively, in traditional surgery, one large incision is made on the abdomen, through which the ovaries and uterus are removed.
“Currently, we are doing three to four laparoscopic neuters a week at Whittlesford and have a waiting list.
“I think the procedure’s popularity started via word of mouth. It carries clear benefits to more traditional surgery, as dogs recover so much more quickly from the laparoscopic ovariectomy versus the traditional midline ovariohysterectomy.
“This quicker recovery is both in the immediate aftermath of general anaesthetic (they can potentially be home within a couple of hours) and also longer term – within a couple of days at home they can usually be allowed to go on lead walks.
“There is also much less risk of intra/post-operative haemorrhage and, therefore, with anxious dogs we can be more hands-off with their recoveries. The wounds are also obviously much smaller and less likely to have any healing complications.
“I’m a vet of 20 years and have spayed hundreds, if not thousands, of bitches with a traditional approach but now, one year on from starting laparoscopic spaying, I would now much rather carry out these procedures for our patients.”
Village Vet has 30 practices across London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. For more information, visit www.villagevet.co.uk or search for Village Vet on social media.
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