Reproductive system – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Reproductive system – dogs

ASV	Association of Shelter Veterinarians
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge
WSAVA	World Small Animal Veterinary Association

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Veterinary medical care guidelines for spay-neuter programs – ASV (2016)

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Low et al. (2024)

Pre-pubertal spaying and the risk of canine mammary tumours – Guirguis and Beggs (2025)

CLINICAL REVIEW (addendum pending)

Control of reproduction in dogs and cats – WSAVA (2024)

– ASV critique of WSAVA guidelines (2025)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Age at neutering and mammary tumours in dogs – BBV (2021)

Alfaxalone versus propofol as anaesthetic induction agents in bitches undergoing caesarean section and safety to bitches and puppies – VE (2020)

Alfaxalone versus propofol as anaesthetic induction agents in increasing the rate of survival and vigour of neonates after caesarean section – VE (2021)

Early neutering and the risk of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs – VE (2024)

Elective caesarean section versus vaginal delivery at improving puppy survival in pregnant bitches – VE (2020)

Laparoscopic ovariectomy versus open ovariectomy and postoperative recovery in cats and dogs – VE (2017)

Laparoscopic versus conventional midline approach for dog spays and postoperative activity – BBV (2021)

Laparoscopy versus midline open laparotomy for ovariectomy or ovariohysterectomy in bitches and postoperative pain – VE (2021)

Medical therapy using antibiosis alone versus combining ovariohysterectomy with antibiosis in reducing morbidity and mortality in bitches diagnosed with pyometra – VE (2016)

Ovariectomy versus ovariohysterectomy for female dogs undergoing elective neutering – VE (2020)

Pre-scrotal versus scrotal approach to castration in dogs and postoperative pain and complications – VE (2022)

The incidence of uterine pathology in ovariectomised bitches – VE (2020)

The use of intratesticular blocks in dogs undergoing orchiectomies for adjunctive analgesia – VE (2018)

The use of local anaesthetic during canine castrations and inhalational anaesthetic sparing – BBV (2024)

Transversus abdominus plane (TAP) blocks in reducing pain scores in dogs undergoing elective spay procedures – VE (2025)