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Volume 38 | Issue 3 Article 5
1976 Canine Vasectomy Sally McCreery Iowa State University
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Recommended Citation McCreery, Sally (1976) "Canine Vasectomy," Iowa State University Veterinarian: Vol. 38 : Iss. 3 , Article 5. Available at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastate_veterinarian/vol38/iss3/5
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Canine Vasectomy
by Sally McCreery*
Many people are starting to consider dergo the vasectomy procedure. After vasectomy as a substitution for castration in inducing general anesthesia the area of the the canine species. Vasectomy is indicated prepuce was surgically prepared. A 2 cm in cases where owners do not want to breed incision was made on the ventral midline of the dog due to hereditary problems such as the prepuce just cranial to the scrotom. This hip dysplasia. Vasectomy does not alter the incision was midway between and parallel male hormones as does castration. Young to both spermatic cords permitting blunt dogs still develop normal male charac dissection of these structures. The sperma teristics and there is no problem of weight tic cords and their respective blood supply gain from decreased metabolic rate due to were drawn into the incision site one at a loss of testosterone. Intact male dogs have time. The ductus deferens, a white cordlike more drive to exercise and therefore keep in structure 3 mm in diameter, was identified. shape. Many owners also prefer not to The tunica vaginalis parietalis was incised castrate their dogs due to psychological and the ductus deferens with its separate indentification problems. fold of tunica vaginalis was exposed. Two -A nine month old German Shorthair was crushing forceps were placed on the ductus, admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic, Iowa 1 cm apart. The portion in between the State University August 30. 1976 to un· forceps was excised and the severed ends ·S. McCreery is a senior Veterinary Medicine were ligated with 2-0 chromic gut. The student at Iowa State University. incision in the tunica vaginalis was carefully,
116 Iowa State University Veterinarian sutured with 4-0 chromic gut and the cord simple interrupted vetafil sutures. A was returned to its original position. The minimal amount of post operative swelling procedure was repeated on the opposite in the scrotal area was noted one day cord and the skin incision was closed with following surgery.
The vas has been isolated prior to ligation and transection.
Effect of Heat on Canines and Felines
by Steve Lewis, D.V.M.* R. C. Foster D.V.M.
Exposure of dogs and cats to high en· characterized by acute onset, high body vironmental temperatures may have temperature, and collapse. serious and often fatal consequences. This article will briefly discuss the harmful PHYSIOLOGY OF effects of heat, known as heat stress (heat HEAT LOSS strokes, hyperpyrexia, sun stroke), which is The first response of a dog or cat to *Dr. Lewis is a 1976 graduate of the College of temperature rise is vasodilation of the skin Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University. by inhibition of the sympathetic
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