Alternatives to Surgical Sterilization

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Alternatives to Surgical Sterilization
Joyce Briggs Alliance for Contraception in Cats
and Dogs (ACCD)
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Challenges of surgical sterilization
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What were working toward

• Safe (for animals and the people giving it to the
  animals) and Effective
• Permanent (some opportunity for long-term)
• Can be given in one treatment
• Non-reproductive benefits
• Affordable
• Products for males, females, cats and dogs

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Whats out there

• Several short-acting treatments
• ACCD advisors assess and facilitate promising
  approaches
• Neutersol will be first permanent sterilant
  available

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Neutersol-what it is

• For male dogs
• Permanent
• Injected into testicle (one injection for each
  testicle)
• Destroys the sperm cells and cells that produce
  sperm

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Neutersol-more

• Effective in 99 of dogs
• Does not reduce testosterone when given to adult
  dogs. Some reduction in puppies.

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Neutersol-challenges

• Initial introduction not smooth (pricing,
  support)
• 2 of dogs have injection-site reactions.
• Testosterone reduction desired in some situations

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Neutersol-status

• Was available from 2003 to 2005 in the U.S.
• Abbott Animal Health re-introducing in U.S. in
  2009
• Ark Sciences launching as Esterilsol in Mexico.

Late 2009
During 2008
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Neutersol-status

• Potential for import of Esterilsol from Mexico at
  affordable rates within the next 1-2 years.

2009-2010
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The right tool for the right job
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Mexico-Culturally Appropriate

• 10,000 dog study in Mexico.
• Culture highly resistant to castration.
• Discovered improvements in administration.

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Texas, USA-High Volume

• 200 dogs in one day under tent.
• Owners stayed with dogs throughout.

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Galapagos Islands-Portable and Culturally
Appropriate

• Possible to sterilize dogs many miles into the
  jungle.
• Owners not willing to have hunting and guarding
  dogs castrated, but accepted Neutersol.

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think about the job youre trying to do, and
what tool(s) you need
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Consider how far weve come

• 3 minute spay
• Pediatric s/n
• 15K per year
• TNR/ABC

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So, keep an open mind
New Tools
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stay informedwww.acc-d.org
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and join us!

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