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Trust your pet’s spay journey to our family—gentle expertise for a healthier, longer life together.
Our dedicated team is here to provide expert spaying care for your pet—because they're family and deserve the safest procedure to ensure their health and happiness for years to come!
Spaying your pet has many benefits. The procedure, which prevents female animals from becoming pregnant and reproducing, can help your dog or cat live a longer, healthier life. Spaying will not change your pet’s personality.
By spaying your female pet, you’re protecting her against potentially deadly diseases, including bacterial infections, reproductive tract diseases, and several types of cancer. You also won’t have to worry about her going into heat. This means avoiding the mess that often accompanies the heat cycle in female dogs and the pacing and crying that happens with female cats. In addition, spaying your pet will help control the dog and cat overpopulation problem, keeping more animals out of shelters.
Spaying, which involves removing the ovaries and uterus, is a surgical procedure and does need to be performed with the pet under anesthesia. We follow strict protocols and continually monitor your pet’s vital signs to help ensure her safety. Please see the descriptions under Anesthesia and Patient Monitoring for more information on what we do to keep your pet safe.
To set up an appointment to have your pet spayed or to learn more about this procedure, call or visit our clinic. If you are struggling with the decision of whether to spay your pet, please call us so we can discuss your concerns.
Spaying is the process of removing a female pet’s ovaries, sterilizing her ability to reproduce in the future. However, spaying is essential for more reasons than population control, as it can help ensure your pup or kitty lives a long and healthy life with you. It also helps reduce the odds of your furry friend developing reproductive cancer, uterine infections, or spreading certain diseases like rabies.
Your pet will also live longer, as she’ll be less likely to go through complications related to pregnancy and delivery. According to a study using a database of 2.2 million dogs and 460,000, spaying and neutering both cats and dogs led to longer lives. For spayed animals in particular, female dogs were found to live 23% longer than their unspayed counterparts, and female cats lived 39% longer than unspayed female felines.
Not only do spaying and neutering help prevent unwanted litters from popping up, but they also reduce the number of pets without loving human homes. Spaying and neutering can help dramatically lower the rate of euthanasia in animal shelters and adoption centers. Due to all the advantages associated with spaying your animal companion, you may also find yourself spending less on veterinary fees.
We usually recommend spaying at 6-8 months of age. However, there are exceptions to this rule, especially if your vet recommends waiting until your pet is a little older as in alrge breed dogs. Pets who are underweight or recovering from an illness may need to wait until they get spayed.
The best way to guarantee you’re getting your beloved pet spayed at the right time is to schedule a consultation with a trustworthy veterinarian. We encourage you to schedule an appointment with our team at the Broadway Veterinary Hospital so we can ensure your animal companion is up to date on her vaccines, testing, and any other treatments and procedures before getting started on her spay.
When you get your dog or cat spayed, you may choose to prepare yourself by learning about the procedure. Generally, we’ll put your furry friend under general anesthesia for the procedure, but if they’re anxious, we may use pre-anesthetic medication beforehand to help with the transition. This sedation will help ensure your pet stays still, calm, and safe during the procedure. They’ll also be under constant monitoring to ensure their vitals are stable.
We’ll use clippers on the fur around her incision site to ensure clean cuts into the abdomen. After making an incision into the abdomen, the vet will locate the ovaries, uterus, and other essential organs. Then, the blood supply is tied off and restricted. Most cats will have their ovaries and uterus removed, while female dogs will also have their fallopian tubes taken out.
After removing the relevant reproductive organs, we can close up the abdomen. We’ll generally close up the incision with sutures. After your pet is closed up, we’ll monitor her to make sure she is stable and ready to come home! Your pet may be tired and droopy a few hours after surgery. Fatigue for the first few days is also extremely common. You should talk to your vet about how to take care of your pet when they get home, including how long they should wear their E-collar, administer pain medications, and limit their activity to avoid bothering the incision wound.
Your pet’s health is our expertise, which is why local news outlets like Fox40 News and Good Day Sacramento regularly invite Dr. Sam Varon to share essential pet care information, from emerging health concerns to answering everyday pet questions. When you choose Broadway Veterinary Hospital, you’re choosing care backed by expertise that Sacramento trusts.
At Broadway Veterinary Hospital, we provide more than just routine spay procedures—we deliver comprehensive care with a family-owned touch. Our team of UC Davis graduates brings specialized veterinary expertise to every surgery, including our main doctor that does orthopedics, Dr. Tyler, who performs —advanced procedures like TPLO for cruciate tears, MPL repairs for dislocating knee caps, and fracture repairs. We’re particularly proud of our bulldog specialization, where Dr. Sam performs advanced surgeries, including eyelid repairs, cherry eye corrections, facial fold resections, screw tail repairs and breathing surgeries using CO2 surgical laser technology to prevent post operative swelling and minimize pain and bleeding.
Your pet deserves the best care possible during this important procedure. Our experienced veterinarians combine advanced surgical techniques with heartfelt compassion, ensuring your furry family member receives personalized attention throughout their spay journey. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond the surgery room—we’ll guide you through every step of pre and post-operative care to ensure a smooth recovery. For compassionate spay services from veterinarians who treat your pet like family, call us at (916) 446-6154 or fill out our contact form.
Don’t wait any longer to forge a lifelong relationship with your friendly veterinarian.
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