Draping Techniques During Spay/Neuter Surgery

Strategically draping spay/neuter patients can minimize skin exposure and maintain a sterile surgical field.

The ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance uses sterile towels; others prefer to use sterile drapes.

In this how-to video you will learn techniques for covering male and female cats and dogs undergoing surgery.

Spay/Neuter Surgery: Draping

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Topics: Spay/Neuter, Surgery

Type: How-To

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This video shows a standardized way to apply tattoos to indicate an animal has been spayed or neutered.

This video shows step by step how to maintain sterility when obtaining suture and threading a needle in spay/neuter surgery.

These five instructional videos cover a range of specialized techniques used during spay/neuter surgeries.

Dr. Spain shares 3 questions to ask if you see a new study claiming to find health risks or benefits of neutering in dogs

The ASPCA’s Vic Spain, DVM, PhD, interprets the results of recent research on the health effects of neutering.