What is Desexing?
Desexing is the surgical sterilisation of animals.
It is performed under a general anaesthetic in an operating
room, under sterile conditions. Male animals are castrated,
neutered. The procedure is an orchidectomy. The operation
removes both testicles. The animal is rendered sterile.
Female animals are speyed. The procedure is an ovaro-hysterectomy.
The operation removes both ovaries, and the uterus. The animal
is rendered sterile.
Early Age Desexing
• Animals aged 8 - 12 weeks
• Must meet targets for body weight and condition
and health
• All animals are desexed prior to leaving shelter
• Vouchers, promises, etc no guarantee
• Surgery safer, quicker, cheaper
• Recovery fantastic
Why?
Desexing is performed to stop animals reproducing and prevent
the over population of pets.
The more animals that are desexed, the less unwanted animals
we have to kill.
It is the cheapest, the safest, the most effective, and the
most permanent method of preventing animals breeding.
How?
1. The animal needs to be fasted prior to a general anaesthetic.
2. All animals have a clinical examination prior to any surgical
intervention.
3. The animal receives a tranquilliser and a pain killer injection
before the surgery.
4. The anaesthesia is induced with a drug injected intravenously,
then the animal is maintained on an anaesthetic machine with
anaesthetic gas and oxygen.
5. The surgery is performed under sterile conditions.
6. The skin is incised, the appropriate reproductive organs
are removed, the blood vessels are tied off, and the wound
is sutured closed.
7. A long acting antibiotic injection is administered after
the surgery.
8. The animal recovers from the anaesthesia and surgery, and
is discharged from the hospital.
9. Recovery requires rest and some restriction of exercise.
10. The sutures are removed from the surgical wound approximately
10 days after the surgery.
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