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We are 3 days post op. She was rescued with hind leg trapped in a picket fence. A few small puncture wounds were also found. My guess, desperately trying to out run a dog or large cat ☹️ Our vet said it's sadly common with picket fencing. Hope your cat is doing well. I'm amazed at our progress in 3 days 😊

@@LeeLeeOuiOui Our little guy is doing soooo well 8 months on!! he’s so active & happyyy. Its crazy how well they adjust!! lots of love going out to your girl 🤍

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Thanks for your interest in our video. There would be very little (if any) data for dogs getting a hysterectomy alone since it is rarely performed. It could be done via laparoscopy but would require a larger incision to remove the uterus since it is quite a bit bigger than the ovaries. I believe hysterectomies are performed in women with endometriosis or other uterine diseases, but this rarely occurs in dogs. However, those small ovaries are what drives many of the hormonal influences in the body including a roughly 30% chance of getting mammary cancer in adult unspayed female dogs. This risk reduces to <0.05% if the ovaries are removed prior to their first heat. An ovariectomy is ideal since it prevents any heat, pyometra, pregnancy and virtually eliminates mammary cancer when performed prior to the first heat and is far less invasive than removing the ovaries AND uterus as in a traditional spay. I hope that at least partially answers your question...

Cats are amazing creatures and adapt very well to an amputation. You are making the right decision and you will likely notice a dramatic improvement with your cat's quality of life despite being 3-legged since the pain from the osteosarcoma will be gone..... Good luck!

@@morgananimalhospital4430 This makes me feel better, thank you!

Thanks for your interest in our video Claire! The chance of a dog getting a pyometra (infection of the uterus) or a stump pyometra is almost zero once the ovaries are removed with either a traditional spay or laparoscopic spay, especially if they are spayed before their first heat. The hormones in the ovaries are responsible for stimulating the lining of the uterus, and once the ovaries are removed, the remaining uterus shrinks and remains quiet. This is the reason why ovary removal is one of the common treatment options for women experiencing endometriosis. Ovariectomy (ovary removal) without a hysterectomy (uterus removal) is the most common way to spay dogs in Europe for decades and is the reason why we know so much about what happens to the uterus once the ovaries are removed. Uterine cancer is still possible for both procedures, however it is very rare in dogs and cats.

@@morgananimalhospital4430 Thanks for replying and for the info! That makes alot of sense!

​@@morgananimalhospital4430 Okay, how do you prevent spay incontinence? I'm seeing that leaving the ovaries to preserve hormone function, while removing the uterus for sterilization, as is done with the partial spay (as it's known), should prevent spay incontinence???

@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 Thanks for your inquiry Bonnie. There is no way to actually prevent spay urinary incontinence. In a 2013 study in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, they found that 5% of dogs developed urinary incontinence after a traditional spay. A laparoscopic spay will likely have very similar numbers because the ovary in removed in both surgeries and the ovaries produce the bulk amount of the estrogen in female dogs. However, when urinary incontinence does happen in these 5% of dogs, it is an easy issue to treat with close to 100% efficacy.

How is your dog doing now?

Jessi White sadly she has passed. coming up on 3 years without her :((

@@arwynorr799 Oh my, so she was a young one. Did she have any medical issues? I noticed in the video her pink tag said "needs meds" . She looks great in the video here!!!! Bet she was an awesome doggo.

Hi Woodrow, Unfortunately we are a little east of you way over in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It may be a little too far for you with this procedure. We do not typically perform a salpingectomy procedure in dogs. The benefits of that procedure is that the dog would not get pregnant, but they would still go into heat which most owners do not want to deal with. The dog would also still be at risk for a pyometra which is common in dogs. Thanks for the question!

Excellent question! Research has shown that there is no increase risk of developing a pyometra when only the ovaries are removed (i.e. ovariectomy). In Europe, a traditional ovariectomy has been the standard method of spaying for decades without any increased incidence of pyometra. In the past, North America veterinarians have performed a ovariohysterectomy (removal of ovaries and uterus) as the method of spaying, but research has revealed that removal of the uterus is unnecessary since the ovaries are what initiates a pyometra.

Thank you for your interest in our practice. At this time we are not looking for any team members, but feel free to email your resume to morgananimalhospital@bellnet.ca in case a position opens up..

+Annamarie Sinatra Did you find out whose missing leg it belonged to and did you give it back ?