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<p>List of Contributors ix</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p><b>Part One Clinical Techniques and Patient Care </b><b>1</b></p> <p><b>Section One Peri-operative Care Associated with Spay and Neuter </b><b>3</b></p> <p>1 Determination of Patient Sex and Spay–Neuter Status 5<br /> <i>Brenda Griffin</i></p> <p>2 Disorders of Sexual Development and Common Reproductive Pathologies 27<br /> <i>Brenda Griffin, Sara White, and Margaret V. Root Kustritz</i></p> <p>3 Instrumentation for Spay–Neuter 53<br /> <i>Amber Burton and Sara White</i></p> <p>4 Asepsis 65<i><br /> Brian A. DiGangi</i></p> <p>5 Infectious Disease Control in Spay–Neuter Facilities 89<br /> <i>Sara White and Natalie Isaza</i></p> <p>6 Strategies to Reduce Stress and Enhance Patient Comfort during the Spay–Neuter Process 103<br /> <i>Brenda Griffin</i></p> <p><b>Section Two Anesthesia for Spay–Neuter Surgery </b><b>125</b></p> <p>7 Principles of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Safety, and Monitoring 127<i><br /> Sheilah Robertson</i></p> <p>8 Anesthetic Protocols for Dogs and Cats 153<i><br /> Sheilah Robertson</i></p> <p>9 Special Considerations for Anesthesia of Pediatric Patients 193<i><br /> Emily McCobb and Sheilah Robertson</i></p> <p>10 Anesthetic Complications 209<i><br /> Emily McCobb</i></p> <p>11 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Shelter Animal Practice 227<i><br /> Luisito S. Pablo</i></p> <p><b>Section Three Surgical Techniques for Spaying and Neutering </b><b>239</b></p> <p>12 Dog Spay/Cat Spay 241<i><br /> Philip Bushby and Sara White</i></p> <p>13 Cesarean Section 267<i><br /> Sheilah Robertson and Sara White</i></p> <p>14 Dog Neuter/Cat Neuter 281<i><br /> Philip Bushby and Sara White</i></p> <p>15 Neutering Procedures and Considerations in Rabbits and Other Small Mammals 295<i><br /> Natalie Isaza and Ramiro Isaza</i></p> <p>16 Tattoo and Ear-Tipping Techniques for Identification of Surgically Sterilized Dogs and Cats 325<i><br /> Brenda Griffin, Mark W. Bohling, and Karla Brestle</i></p> <p>17 Complications in Spay and Neuter Surgery 339<i><br /> Mark W. Bohling</i></p> <p>18 Ovarian Remnant Syndrome 363<i><br /> G. Robert Weedon and Margaret V. Root Kustritz</i></p> <p><b>Section Four Other Surgical Procedures </b><b>371</b></p> <p>Introduction to Other Surgical Procedures 373<i><br /> Philip Bushby</i></p> <p>19 Amputation 375<i><br /> Joseph P. Weigel</i></p> <p>19A Amputation: Anesthesia Supplement 387<i><br /> Lydia Love</i></p> <p>20 Surgery of the Eye 395<i><br /> Susan Nelms</i></p> <p>20A Surgery of the Eye: Anesthesia Supplement 411<i><br /> Lydia Love</i></p> <p>21 Rectal and Vaginal Fold Prolapse 415<br /> <i>Kimberly Woodruff</i></p> <p>21A Rectal and Vaginal Fold Prolapse: Anesthesia Supplement 423<br /> <i>Lydia Love</i></p> <p>22 Dental Extractions in a Shelter Environment 425<i><br /> Diana L. Eubanks and Lydia Love</i></p> <p><b>Part Two Fundamentals of HQHVSN </b><b>437</b></p> <p>23 Fundamentals of HQHVSN 439<br /> <i>Sara White</i></p> <p><b>Section Five Spay–Neuter Population Medicine </b><b>453</b></p> <p>24 Sterilization Programs and Population Control 455<i><br /> Margaret Slater and Emily Weiss</i></p> <p>25 Community Cats 477<i><br /> Stephanie Janeczko</i></p> <p>26 Influence of Spay–Neuter Timing on Health 509<br /> <i>G. Robert Weedon, Margaret V. Root Kustritz, and Philip Bushby</i></p> <p>27 Non-surgical Contraception: The State of the Field 521<br /> <i>Jessica Hekman</i></p> <p><b>Section Six Human Resources and Management </b><b>529</b></p> <p>28 Starting with Why: Know Your Purpose and Name Your Bottom Lines 531<br /> <i>BJ Rogers</i></p> <p>29 Hiring for Impact, Hiring for Culture 537<br /> <i>BJ Rogers</i></p> <p>30 Recruiting and Hiring HQHVSN Surgeons 545<br /> <i>James Weedon</i></p> <p>31 Health Considerations for the HQHVSN Surgeon 553<br /> <i>Sara White</i></p> <p><b>Section Seven Clinic Models </b><b>575</b></p> <p>32 Stationary Clinics 577<i><br /> Karla Brestle</i></p> <p>33 Profile of the Mobile Spay–Neuter Clinic 589<i><br /> Kathleen V. Makolinski</i></p> <p>34 MASH Clinics 601<i><br /> Sara White</i></p> <p>35 Feral and Free‐Roaming Cat Clinics 615<i><br /> Christine Wilford</i></p> <p>36 In‐Clinic Clinics 627<i><br /> Ruth Steinberger</i></p> <p>Index 633</p>

<p><b>The Editor</b> <p><b>Sara White, DVM, MSc,</b> is Founder and Executive Director of Spay ASAP Inc. and ergovet in Hartland, Vermont, USA.

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