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 Ideal Age of Spay/Neuter The risk of surgical complications is less with pediatric spay/neuter. Read these articles to find out more. 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. 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.