How to: Tattoo

The course explains why every spay/neuter patient should receive a tattoo after surgery. Different ways to store tattoo paste are shown. The preferred locations of tattoos are included in this course. How to effectively place a tattoo is also demonstrated.

Effective Fishing with a Spay Hook

This course is a step-by-step demonstration of effective use of a spay hook. These techniques are appropriate for dog spays, cat spays, and abdominal cryptorchid neuters. Although the surgeon may be familiar with using a spay hook, this a specific technique with an excellent success rate. Finding and exteriorizing the uterus is often the rate-limiting factor of surgical efficiency, therefore using an efficient fishing technique has a significant effect on overall efficiency.

Routine and In Heat Spays: Dogs

Routine and in heat dog spays are the most common variations of dog spays that are encountered in clinical practice. This course demonstrates entire dog spay procedures using the skills included in foundational courses - patient positioning, small incisions, fishing, rupturing the suspensory ligament, modified Miller's knot placement, and incision closure. *This is a mastery level course that assumes foundational coursework has been completed.*