Spay/Neuter Clinic Flow

staff member prepping a dog for spay/neuter surgery

Keeping things flowing in a logical and efficient manner is key to a successful high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinic.

At the ASPCA’s Spay/Neuter Alliance, the importance of clinic flow is well understood, and our experts have gathered resources to help you.

Included in this section are resources for clinic efficiency—grab the cage cards for immediate use, for example—plus longer-range resources.

Medical concern handouts for clients and the patient intake process are all covered, and supplementary intake forms are available as well. Check out the drawing drugs video and post-op instructions for clients. Everything here is designed to make life a little easier for your clinic staff and patients.

Videos

Guiding Trapped Cats Through Spay/Neuter Intake & Examination

This video series will walk you through the safest, least stressful methods of handling trapped, community, or feral-behaving cats in a spay/neuter clinic.

Videos

Guiding Dogs Through Spay/Neuter Intake & 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.

Job Aid Downloads

Resources to Assist With Intake

These educational learning tools will provide visual reminders, practical tips, and printable checklists to develop critical standards and confidence.

A veterinarian waits for her patient to be prepped before starting surgery

Videos

Efficient Flow at Spay/Neuter Clinics

This how-to video illustrates proper medical flow at a spay/neuter clinic.

Videos

Spay/Neuter Patient Identification

This video shows how to customize your spay/neuter clinic’s kennel cards to ensure they contain all necessary information and how to best tag each animal.

Videos

Preparing Dogs for Spay/Neuter Surgery

These videos demonstrate proper post-anesthesia protocol for preparing canine patients prior to spay/neuter surgery.