Methods of Spaying Female Dogs

Options to Spay Female Dogs

Explore each of these options with your vet as you make your decision.

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Ovariohysterectomy — most common in US today

• Removes ovaries and uterus

• eliminates the risk of pyometra

• Eliminates the risk of reproduction

Ovary Sparing Spay

• Removal of uterus and cervix, leaving ovaries & hormones intact

• Eliminated the risk of pyometra

• Eliminates the risk of reproduction

Tubal Ligation

• Akin to having the “tubes tied”

• All organs remain intact

• Near zero risk of reproduction

Ovariectomy

• Often referred to as laparoscopic spay

• Removes the ovaries but leaves the uterus.

• Eliminated the risk of pyometra

• Eliminates the risk of reproduction

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