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Guidelines Castrate/Spaying – St Peters Vets

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Castrate

Small dogs from 6 months of age
Large dogs from 1 year
Day Surgery
Surgical wound is glued so there are no external sutures to be removed.
Buster collar offered to prevent wound being licked!

Spaying

Either before first season; or 4 months after season (so that signs of possible phantom pregnancy have resolved)
Day Surgery
Buster collar offered to prevent wound being licked!

Castrate

From 6 months of age
Day surgery
No stitches to be removed

Spaying

From 6 months of age
Day surgery
Surgical wound is glued so there are no external sutures to be removed
Buster collar offered to prevent wound being licked!

Castrate

From 4 months of age
Day Surgery
Surgical wound is glued so there are no external sutures to be removed.

Spaying

From 4 months of age
Hospitalised after surgery to monitor defaecation. This is normally for one night only.
Surgical wound is glued so there are no external sutures to be removed.