Spaying Mares With Newer, Safer Methods

by: Heather Smith Thomas
Spaying a mare (ovariectomy) means removing her ovaries so she no longer comes into heat and has a more mellow attitude, like a gelding. An ovariectomy can be done standing (under sedation and local anesthesia) through a flank approach or a vaginal approach. An infrequent complication associated with the old method of spaying (using a very old surgical instrument, a chain escraseur) is ...