Video: Obtaining Suture & Threading Needle in Spay/Neuter Surgery

Working with needle and thread may appear more intimidating than other suturing techniques, but this video shows how to master the process.

The video also demonstrates step by step how to maintain sterility when obtaining suture and threading a needle.

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Topics: Spay/Neuter , Surgery

Type: How-Tos

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Guiding Dogs Through Spay/Neuter Intake and Examination

This video series will show you how to safely and comfortably handle, approach, and guide dogs through spay/neuter procedures including approach, determining alteration status, and intake.

How-Tos

Spay/Neuter Surgery Video: Open Gloving Technique

Sanitation in a spay/neuter clinic is particularly vital, and it all starts with a proper gloving technique. In this video, ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance staff gives a step-by-step review of the one way to ensure a sterile surgery environment.

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Video: How to Perform the Strangle Knot (Modified Miller's Knot) in Spay/Neuter Surgery

Watch these instructional videos to learn the pedicle tie and strangle knot during feline spay surgeries.

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Video: Spay/Neuter Tattoo Application

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

ASNA staff celebrate their 500,000th patient

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A Pup Named Pumpernickel is ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s 500,000th Patient

As of October 11, 2022, half a million animals have been spayed and neutered by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA). The landmark patient was a puppy named Pumpernickel.

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Ten Million Cats and Dogs Sterilized Through ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance Mentorship

Find out more about the work of the ASPCA’s Spay/Neuter Alliance’s mentorship program and the 10 million cats and dogs who were spayed and neutered

Video: Obtaining Suture & Threading Needle in Spay/Neuter Surgery

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Guiding Dogs Through Spay/Neuter Intake and Examination

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