During our bimonthly interview on Channel 8’s morning television program “Despierta Guanajuato” on March 30, Kathya Amaya and Tony López told host Luis Camacho and his viewers what pet owners can expect to happen at an Amigos sterilization campaign.
Their interview can be watched by clicking here.
They explained that surgeries begin at 9:30, no appointments are needed, and cases are handled generally in order of their arrival and registration. Because cats take longer than dogs to recover from anesthesia, our team tries to expedite their cases by registering two cats for every dog until all the cats have been registered.
The maximum number of cases that can be handled in one day depends on the number of surgeons available, and pet owners are told as soon as that number has been reached. The number is usually 60-80. Because of the strong demand for this service, people should plan to arrive early.
The animals to be sterilized should be accompanied by an adult, be at least four months old, and not given food or water on the morning of a campaign to prevent them from vomiting while under anesthesia. Females take slightly longer than males to be sterilized, but the amount of time from the start of surgery to discharge from the recovery unit is usually around 45 minutes for dogs and 90 minutes for cats.
Kathya and Tony explained why we put a small tattoo near the incision after sterilizing each animal. This is to prevent the possibility that a new owner assumes the animal has not been sterilized and takes it to another veterinarian for sterilization. The tattoo is not visible until the surgical area is shaved.