Spay/Neuter and Other Surgery During COVID-19 – for Areas Under Strict Distancing/PPE Rationing

Given the current pandemic, in an effort to reduce resource use, workload, and the potential for human exposure, shelters and spay-neuter clinics should make decisions about which spay-neuter surgeries and other procedures are non-emergency procedures and discontinue those that could be deferred. As operations resume we’ll need to re-assess these areas routinely to make the best use of current resources while emphasizing human and animal health and safety.

In this course we’ll cover current recommendations regarding:

• Conservation of PPE
• Human health and safety considerations
• Animal health and safety considerations
• Alternatives to surgical sterilization
• Resources for people living with intact animals
• How and when to return to “normal” or a new normal (we’ll add information as the situation develops, acknowledging that different areas will be in different stages of recovery over time).
• We’ll be creating and adding to an additional “course” on the Re-Opening Process as the situation develops.