Search Search Search Topic Spay/Neuter (-) Surgery Patient Care Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Adoption & Placement Foster Care Programs & Operations Keeping Pets in Homes Active FiltersSurgery Group 9 Clear All Spay/Neuter Surgical Complications This online course covers surgical complications that may arise while performing high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter. New Research Shows Ovarian Pedicle Tie Safe in Feline Spay Surgery Learn more about spaying female cats with the ovarian pedicle tie (OPT) technique, which can be performed 30% faster than traditional sutures with comparable hemorrhaging risks. Surgical Models & Knot Tying Practice This “dry lab” manual has been created to practically demonstrate efficient high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter techniques in a safe, straightforward format. 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.