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Information Resources on Spaying and Neutering Cats, Dogs and Related WildlifeAWIC Resource Series No. 28 January 2005 Compiled and edited by: Published by: U. S. Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service National Agricultural Library Animal Welfare Information Center Beltsville, Maryland 20705 Contact us: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/contact.php Website: http://awic.nal.usda.gov Policies and Links |
Publication Information | Introduction
| General | Surgical Techniques | Anesthesia and Analgesia
General
Alternatives to Surgical Techniques | Chemical Sterilization | Hormonal
Methods of Contraception
Immunological Approaches to
Contraception | Complications Resulting from Sterilization/Contraception
Techniques
Related Behavior Topics | Early
Spay-Neuter | Pet Population Control
| Wildlife
Contraception | Teaching Spay-Neuter
Proceedings
| Audiovisuals
| Selected Web
Sites
Introduction
|
This publication is
divided into 16 sections. The first 14
sections are comprehensive bibliographies containing citations about subjects
related to the spaying and neutering of dogs, cats and related wildlife. Section 15 lists audiovisuals relating to
spaying and neutering that may be particularly helpful in educational
settings. Section 16 is a list of
website resources, current as of November 2004. |
BibliographyBackground |
The bibliographic
chapters are divided into subject areas that cover ·
surgical
techniques, ·
anesthesia and
analgesia used during sterilization procedures, ·
alternatives
to surgical techniques, ·
chemical
sterilization, ·
hormonal and
immunological approaches to contraception, ·
complications
that might arise from spaying or neutering dogs and cats, ·
behavior
information relating to spaying and neutering, ·
prepubertal
spay-neuter, ·
discussions
about pet population control, ·
wildlife
contraception, ·
teaching
spay-neuter to veterinary students, and ·
proceedings
from conferences focused on population control in cats and dogs. Citations included in these
chapters were published between 1955 and 2004 and selected from searches
conducted using a variety of agricultural, medical and life science
databases. They are arranged
alphabetically according to the last name of the primary author. |
Citation
Information
|
Each citation in the
bibliographies contains descriptor terms, an abstract when available and the
NAL call number if the particular source is available at the National
Agricultural Library (NAL). |
How to
Obtain Materials from NAL
|
Information on how to
request materials that are included in the collection of the NAL may be found
on the Collection Services at http://www.nal.usda.gov/services/request.shtml. Please read the information carefully as
there are certain restrictions on media and document types. |
Web
Site Resources
|
There are more than 30
annotated web site resources relating to pet population control and
spaying/neutering dogs and cats contained in the section called Selected Web
Sites. The web sites are listed
alphabetically for convenience.
Readers are cautioned as to the dynamic nature of the internet and the
fact that addresses and content are subject to change. |
This information resource began as a literature search for alternatives
request from a veterinarian who teaches spay/neuter in a veterinary college. In accordance with the requirements of the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, the veterinarian was performing a
3 year review of the literature to look for alternatives to the traditional way
in which students are taught how to spay and neuter cats and dogs. During the search, I located information
about oral contraceptives for pets, chemical sterilization options, and the
development of a contraceptive vaccine using porcine zona pellucidae. In addition, discussions about the need to
curb the growing pet population continuously appeared in the literature, with
similar points being raised in the past five years as they had been in the
1960s and 1970s. Clearly, the
overpopulation of cats and dogs continues to be an animal welfare concern. Furthermore, methods of contraception and
sterilization are also being developed for exotic carnivores to control the
timing of reproduction in zoos and to curb burgeoning populations of pest
species in the wild.
As a resource, this publication
provides a comprehensive view of the literature published on the broad topic of
spaying and neutering cats and dogs. It
is hoped that this resource will be helpful to researchers, animal managers,
shelter officials, veterinarians, teachers, and students. In addition, the resource will provide
additional sources of information to pet owners about the impact of spaying or
neutering on their own pet’s physiological and behavioral health.
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January 24, 2005