What does a cat or bitch spay involve?
A spay involves complete removal of the female’s reproductive organs. This is known as an Ovariohysterectomy. For bitches, an incision will be made along the midline, the line along the centre of the abdomen. For cats there will be an incision on the left side, known as the flank. An ovariohysterectomy is also performed. In both instances, she will have stitches under the skin (subcutaneous sutures) and skin sutures. The internal ones are a mixture of permanent and dissolvable, whereas the skin ones will have to be removed 10 days after the surgery has been done.
