Does anyone know of any vets in the UK that will do Ovary Sparing Spays, I may end up owning a bitch in the future and would be looking to go down the OSS route rather than a traditional ovariohysterectomy
Ovary Sparing Spay (Hysterectomy) Removes: Uterus. Cervix and one ovary may also be removed depending on practitioner. Leaves: At least one ovary Hormones maintained? Yes Sterilizes? Yes Heat Cycle? Yes, but without bloody discharge. Pyometra? Risk is decreased significantly Tubal Ligation Removes: Removes or ties off a portion of the oviducts Leaves: Ovaries, uterus, cervix Hormones maintained? Yes Sterilizes? Yes Heat Cycle? Same as intact females Pyometra? Same risk as intact females Ovariectomy Removes: Ovaries Leaves: Uterus, cervix Hormones maintained? No Sterilizes? Yes Heat Cycle? No Pyometra? Risk is decreased significantly Ovariohysterectomy (Traditional Spay) Removes: Ovaries and Uterus Leaves: Cervix Hormones maintained? No Sterilizes? Yes Heat Cycle? No Pyometra? Risk is decreased significantly Vasectomy Removes: Removes or ties/blocks off a portion of the vasa deferentia Leaves: Testicles Hormones maintained? Yes Sterilizes? Yes Zinc Neuter (Zeuter) Removes: Nothing. Injection modifies structures within the testicles Leaves: Testicles Hormones maintained? Yes, but reduced by 49-52% Sterilizes? Yes Castration (Traditional Neuter) Removes: Testicles Leaves: Hormones maintained? No Sterilizes? Yes
Thanks Katie. I've googled it, and found it very interesting. I suppose the only thing you can do is to ring round vets and see if any will do it. It seems some must do - when I googled it I found someone had asking about it on a breed forum, saying that she'd rung to make an appointment for a spay and the vet said from now on she would be doing OSS.
Might be worth ringing a few vets local to you to ask? If they've never heard of it this video might help: Also, The Holistic Vet in Bath might be worth a try.. (few more here: http://www.hvmc.info)
