Pediatric Spay/Neuter

May 16, 2014 - May 17, 2014

Pet overpopulation remains the leading welfare issue regarding cats and dogs in the USA today. To most effectively prevent pregnancy and avoid contributing to overpopulation, neutering should be performed before puberty. Pediatric, early-age, or prepubertal sterilization is an effective way of decreasing litter numbers that contribute to overpopulation and is supported by the AVMA and American Association of Shelter Veterinarians.

Early-age spay-neuter is faster, easier, and has a lower complication rate than surgery in the postpubertal animal. Surgery and anesthesia times are typically shorter in pediatric patients. Anesthesia techniques for the pediatric animal emphasize avoidance of hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and decreasing stress in the perioperative period.

This 2-day course will teach in detail anesthesia, surgical, and perioperative patient care techniques in the pediatric spay-neuter patient. These techniques will be presented by experienced faculty in a lecture and laboratory format. Extensive laboratory hands-on experience with surgical techniques in the pediatric patient will occur in the operating room each day under faculty supervision.

At the conclusion of the course, the veterinarian will be able to perform spay-neuter in the pediatric patient confidently and safely.

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CE Hours: 16

Course registration fee: $250 Lodging at Hampton Inn: $260

Philip Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
Philip Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
Phil Bushby is a 1972 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Phil is a Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon and currently holds the Marcia Lane Endowed Chair of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare at Mississippi State University where he has been on the faculty for 34 years. His primary focus is spay neuter taking junior and senior veterinary students to15 animal shelters in north Mississippi providing basic wellness care and spay neuter services for animals eligible for adoption. The service significantly increases the adoption rates of the participating shelters, provides the students with an exceptional surgery experience and sensitizes the students to the plight of animals in shelters. His program was honored just last month to be a featured display in the Smithsonian Institutes folk-life festival in Washington DC. Dr. Bushby’s interest in shelter medicine and spay neuter dates back to his internship and surgical residency at the Henry Bergh Memorial Hospital of the ASPCA in New York City. He states that his primary goal is to make sure that the next generation of veterinarians understands the problem of overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats and recognizes their role in assisting in addressing this problem. Dr. Bushby serves on the Board of PetSmart Charities, Inc., Mississippi Spay and Neuter and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. He is a member of the organizing committee that is currently developing the proposal for a specialty board in shelter medicine and received the AVMA’s national Animal Welfare Award in 2012.
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