Cléo (who I'm fostering) was spayed yesterday. All my previous cats were spayed on their bellies, but this time it was done on her side. I always thought there would be a hole on each side, but it’s just one incision on one side, and it's smaller than the midline ones. Why has the method changed? What’s the difference between the two? Why do some vets do it on the belly (like my usual vet) while others do it on the side (like the rescue's vet)?
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Oh yes Margaux, because I honestly want to know. Thanks ptfelin, you call it a hysterectomy and my vet and my sister's vet call it an ovariectomy. Maybe that’s where the difference lies.
No no, both methods are taught at vet school! Both are valid and perfectly legal too. It’s entirely up to the vet to choose one over the other, depending on the animal or even their own preference. It really just depends, but there aren’t any restrictions, obligations or anything like that, and both ways are possible and just as effective. =)
I’m popping into the vet's this week, so I’ll ask about the difference between the two. @Candymarie, I don’t live in a small town and yet my vet still operates on the tummy.
