A laparoscopy technique was employed to sterilize five adult male dogs. The animals were sedated with a combination of medetomidine and buprenorphine intravenously and a fragment of the ductus deferens, about 2 cm in length, was removed after having been cauterized and cut, using atraumatic forceps and a pair of scissors connected to an electrocautery unit. The procedure was easy, quick and safe. The animals had no complications after the intervention and made a good recovery.
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UCLouvainSST/ISV - Institut des sciences de la vie
Silva, L. D., Onclin, K., Donnay, I., & Verstegen, J. P. (1993). Laparoscopic vasectomy in the male dog. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement, 47, 399-401. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/205043 (Original work published 1993)