http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html As you will see in the following pictures, a lot goes into getting your dog neutered. As with any complicated procedure, there are a lot of different ways to go about it. All surgery is serious, even “routine” procedures. The following slides show what we do to make it safe and comfortable for our patients. We hope you enjoy reading how we do surgery at Frost Family Pet Clinic. http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#0 4f1495b0-59a4-4165-8ccb-c33a3c592d97 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01678/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01678/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Surgery always starts with a physical exam because we need to know how they are doing and try to identify anything that might require special consideration during the procedure.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#1 1be1f4eb-3d0a-44d5-a8b9-542272833d4e http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01680/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01680/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Premedication can help reduce stress and, ideally, preemptively control pain. Trying to reduce pain <span class="style_2">even before</span> the first incision is critical to making the procedure more comfortable. for the patient.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#2 7cbf576d-6392-4b90-998a-da6f6eb476fa http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01682/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01682/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We place an IV catheter for all of our canine surgeries. This allows us to use short acting IV anesthetics, allows us to run IV fluids to maintain blood pressure, and gives us an easy access point to give other drugs if we need it.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#3 883e99a3-a73b-4b6b-a5fa-34d23386a251 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01683/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01683/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This is a picture of catheter placement. Because we already have a dose of morphine onboard, our patient  is relaxed and comfortable.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#4 3d0c4538-d097-411c-bfa5-6112ae77733f http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01684/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01684/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We use very short acting IV medication to induce anesthesia. Once asleep we place an endotracheal tube which protects the airway and allows us to use inhalant anesthesia</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#5 6587a7fb-38f3-4496-ba2e-bb4c1d3beca2 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC00686/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC00686/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our anesthesia machine is specifically made for dogs and cats. It is used to deliver gas anesthesia and oxygen</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#6 f628383c-c481-49de-a3a7-b09386f7c55b http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01685/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01685/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We have clipped the fur, started our gas anesthesia, and placed our patient on a warm water blanket to maintain a normal body temperature. </p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#7 35b46dc5-7ea0-4ad3-a2ae-1d4eb79eae85 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01686/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01686/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We give a dose of preoperative antibiotics. This, combined with sterile drapes, gowns, gloves, and instruments reduces our complication rate</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#8 8b64c730-01f1-4e4c-ad39-fa3f5f2a8249 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01504/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01504/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This monitor will track heart rate, respiratory rate, core temperature, blood pressure, the electrical activity of the heart, and the oxygen level of the blood!</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#9 538e5b33-8795-4e08-8ebf-602a0fa73e59 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC00685/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC00685/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This computerized IV pump will deliver exactly the right amount of fluids during the surgery. It is accurate at a rate of 1ml per hour all the way up to 1000ml per hour.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#10 a6c6fe68-d9a7-4ea9-8506-69469291945c http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01687/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01687/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We have cleaned the skin with special surgical scrub and are ready to start our surgery</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#11 801bf436-9083-4b20-a978-e1199126ed86 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01689/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01689/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This is a surgical pack. All of the instruments are sterilized for each patient and the drapes and sponges are used only once. This is a small pack for a castration surgery. (Also called a neuter)</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#12 e3e07662-c50b-42de-a13d-5641303ef5a8 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01691/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01691/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our patient is clipped, scrubbed, and draped, and now we are almost ready to start.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#13 ddbc5708-b751-43ad-b55c-33b3e8a2c900 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01692/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01692/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sterile scalpel blade</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#14 0ab7ae79-7658-4a17-847a-4239503ac9cb http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01693/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01693/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sterile Suture Material</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#15 a122bb8e-8973-442c-9149-9625247f67b3 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01694/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01694/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">And now the surgery starts. In this picture you can see the doctor is wearing sterile gloves and a sterile gown. The doctor is also wearing a sterile cap and a mask-not visible in this picture.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#16 40438582-37c3-42b2-855f-dd5d7a4011c4 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01696/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01696/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The doctor is ligating the testicular vessels in this picture</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#17 81ef68cd-03a4-4405-8032-2fc56fb77432 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01695/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01695/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">In this picture the doctor is placing a second ligation on the testicular vessels. We double-ligate these vessels to be extra-sure they don’t bleed post-op. </p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#18 12168785-1aaf-4e05-ac92-be776b33745c http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01698/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01698/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We placed two skin sutures for this surgery. They will need to be removed in 10-14 days.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#19 8ec51f52-a836-4bc6-8c13-7417e02a15c9 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01708/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01708/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We keep our recovery room at 80-85 degrees so our patients wake up warm and comfortable.</p></div></div> http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery.html#20 893c7e9f-94ac-4415-b35a-de1b5ca010a6 http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01704/thumb.jpg http://frostfamilypetclinic.com/ffpc/Neuter_Surgery_files/Media/DSC01704/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Here is our puppy immediately post op. He is comfortable because of the preemptive pain medication. He has recovered quickly because we can use short-acting IV and inhalant anesthetics. His owners will continue his pain medication for four additional days.</p></div></div>