Video 5: Laparoscopic Spay at Roncy Village Veterinary Clinic: The Spay Procedure

Welcome to our video series, which shows each step in an actual laparoscopic spay surgery performed by Dr. Mark Kinghorn at Roncy Village Veterinary Clinic in Toronto, Ontario! Video 5 shows the laparoscopic spay procedure itself. The ovaries are identified, elevated and suspended next to the abdominal wall. An instrument is then introduced that can first cauterize and then cut tissue. The tissue surrounding each ovary that attaches it to the body is cauterized and cut away, freeing it so that it can then