Spay/Neuter Library

Your one-stop shop for everything you need to get your spay/neuter clinic on track, from surgical techniques and clinic flow to keeping your patients low stress and happy with the highest level of care possible.

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Video: Spay/Neuter Guidelines

Find spay/neuter guidelines, tips for application of spay/neuter tattoos, and research articles to maintain effective and humane practices at your high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinic.

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Pharmacology for Spay/Neuter Clinics

These drug protocols and guidelines will aid licensed technicians and veterinarians at HQHVSN clinics in determining proper delivery, ordering, storage, and handling of controlled substances.

Disease Prevention at Spay/Neuter Clinics

These videos show techniques to keep animals healthy in a spay/neuter facility, including pre-admission screening, animal handling, and equipment and kennel cleaning.

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Efficient Flow at Spay/Neuter Clinics

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

Spay/Neuter Ergonomics for Staff Safety

Resources to improve surgical staff ergonomics and safety while working at a spay/neuter clinic.

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Preparedness for Spay/Neuter Emergencies

This material covers implementing a CPR protocol for your spay/neuter clinic, as well as a free step-by-step guide to use in case of emergency hemoabdomen.

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Gentle Cat Handling at Spay/Neuter Clinics

These videos show how to minimize stress while gently handling cats in a spay/neuter clinic.

Gentle Dog Handling at Spay/Neuter Clinics

Get tips for gently handling dogs in a spay/neuter clinic setting.

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Resources for Gentle Handling of Spay/Neuter Patients

Download resources to assist with gentle animal handling of cats at your spay/neuter clinic.

Guiding Cats Through Spay/Neuter Intake & Examination

Watch these how-to videos for detailed instructions on properly assessing cats during spay/neuter clinic intake, including checking for alteration status, exams, and determining gender.

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.

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Resources to Assist With Spay/Neuter Intake

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

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.

Cat Induction & Perioperative Care at Spay/Neuter Clinics

These videos show ways to administer and monitor anesthesia for cats in a spay/neuter clinic setting.

Dog Induction & Perioperative Care at Spay/Neuter Clinics

These videos show ways to administer and monitor anesthesia for dogs in a spay/neuter clinic setting.

Preparing Cats for Spay/Neuter Surgery

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

Preparing Dogs for Spay/Neuter Surgery

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

Spay/Neuter Patient Recovery

This video shows how to assist patient recovery after spay/neuter surgery, as well as tips for cleaning and sterilizing.

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Resources to Assist with Induction & Perioperative Care

These educational learning tools will provide your staff and volunteers with visual reminders and checklists to develop critical standards and confidence during perioperative care.

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HQHVSN Surgery Basics

These resources provide detailed instructions on some surgery basics involved with high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter.

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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.

Spay/Neuter Surgery for Female Dogs

These demonstrative videos show you the many techniques used to perform a spay surgery on female dogs.

Spay/Neuter Surgery for Female Cats

These demonstrative videos show you the many techniques used to perform spay surgeries on female cats.

Spay/Neuter Surgery for Male Dogs

These demonstrative videos show you the many techniques used to perform a neuter surgery on male dogs.

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Sterility & Packs in Spay/Neuter Clinics

These step-by-step videos show the many ways to maintain a sterile surgery environment in your spay/neuter clinic.

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Spay/Neuter Patient Release

This video shows how to provide verbal and written instructions about post-op pets to their owners at your spay/neuter clinic.

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Postoperative Healing Guide for Spay/Neuter Clinics

This video explains what to share with owners whose pets have undergone spay/neuter surgery, including feeding and activity level guidelines.

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.

Trapped Cat Induction & Perioperative Care at Spay/Neuter Clinics

These resources demonstrate the way anesthesia is administered to trapped cats, where it differs from the regular cat population, at the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance.