First Spay

Yesterday I performed my first spay; the removal of the uterus and ovaries from a female animal to prevent pregnancy.  My patient was a young female, very friendly cat.  The surgery went without a hitch.  I found it kind of cool that I was working amongst the guts and bladder as it was my first surgery that I actually had to cut into the abdomen for.  She is awake and currently high on pain medication but she is doing really well.  She is already adopted so when she goes back to the shelter she will have a home awaiting her!  This ends my surgeon role in junior surgery.  Our last two surgeries I will be anesthetist and floater and then that's the end of junior surgery.