Response from Dr Tracy Land This often misquoted study has absolutely nothing to do
with pediatric spay / neuter, as their test group was spayed or neutered at less than one year.
Not exact matches
The goal of the externship is to provide training in high - volume and
pediatric spay / neuter surgery,
with exposure to other types of common surgeries performed in shelters such as amputation, enucleation, wound repair, cystotomy, cherry eye repair, entropion repair, mass removal, etc..
We do not do
pediatric spay or neuter in our program, and we will not adopt out an unaltered puppy to a home
with an unaltered dog without a compelling reason and that will require invasive monitoring on our part.
While female puppies undergoing
pediatric spaying might be more prone to urinary incontinence in old age than dogs
spayed at a traditional age, there is no such issue
with pediatric neutering.
While a renewed conversation about the best age to
spay or neuter certain large - breed dogs is emerging, current evidence does not support an increased risk for cats of complications or long - term adverse health effects
with pediatric (6 - 14 weeks) or juvenile (> 16 weeks) sterilization.
• Licensed in Wisconsin or ability to become licensed prior to employment • Current DEA license or ability to obtain prior to employment • Experience
with high volume
spay / neuter and
pediatric surgeries highly desirable • Experience
with shelter medicine practices
Private practitioners interested in learning more about shelter medicine and High - Quality, High - Volume
Spay - Neuter, and
pediatric sterilization, can spend time
with the Shelter Medicine Program learning those techniques.
Our medical staff provides our shelter pets
with a full range of medical services including: routine vaccinations, management of complex medical cases,
pediatric and neonatal medicine, isolation and management of infectious disease,
spay / neuter procedures, soft - tissue and orthopedic surgery.