Spaying in Dog: A case report by KVK Anjaw
A female dog (Labrador cross) was brought in KVK Anjaw, by retired army personal with a request for permanent birth control of his dog. Technically for surgical birth control in female dog is called spaying. Spaying is a surgical method in which ovaries along with uterus or portion of uterus and horn is removed for the purposes of birth control. However it also aid in health benefit and behavioral modification of female dog. So far KVK office is running without its own infrastructure, near ADC office, Hayuliang in two room allotted by ADC. It was not possible to operate in KVK office, as surgical method of birth control in female dog is almost similar with human birth control procedure with slight difference in few steps. So under the dart of infrastructure, as a collaborative mode using state veterinary dispensary infrastructure and Doctor (SMS-Animal Science) from KVK Anjaw, as a technical man power. Operation was successfully done for the first time in Anjaw district, so far spaying in dog was not performed by any vets due to dart of medicine and other lacuna.
Drugs used in surgery:
- Anesthesia and surgery consent form was filled up and signed by pet owner prior to surgery
- Xylazine @ 1mg/kg Bwt I/M was used as Sedative
- Ketamin@ 8mg/kg Bwt and Diazepam @ 0.5mg/kg Bwt I/V was used as General Anesthesia
- T.T injection was given after surgery as a preventive measure
- Amoxycillin&sulbactam antibiotic to be continue for seven days
Pictorial guide to dog spaying surgery
Fig.1. After sedation giving General anesthesia Fig.2. Clipping of hair followed by shaving Fig.3. scrub with antiseptic solution Fig.4. making incision on skin with BP blade Fig.5. After cutting abdominal wall with BP blade using artery forcep widening the opening Fig.6. Exposing uterus with two horns Fig.7. Ligating uterus with chromic catgut Fig.8. Cutting the uterus and two horn between the two ligation part Fig.9. Suturing abdominal muscle Fig.10. Suturing skin Fig.11. After compete surgery Fig.12. Ready to handover to pet owner
Fig.13. Compete looks after putting draper,using cloth to cover suture wound to prevent removal of stitches material by dog.
