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                                           HumaneVMA Webinar                                                   

To Re-Cut or Not to Re-Cut: Medical and Surgical Management of Spay/Neuter Complications

Presented by: Dr. Alison Lindsay, DVM and Dr. Bridgid Twomey, DVM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 8:00-9:30 pm ET
 
Gray cat being listened to with stethoscope                                                                                                                                              Photo Credit: Humane World for Animals
 
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The most common intra-op and post-op spay/neuter complications will be presented and discussed along with recommended spectrum-of-care management plans. This program is about proactive approaches to manage and minimize complications and how best to prepare your clinic for when they do happen.

Learning Objectives:

  • Improve confidence managing intra-operative surgical complications and anatomic anomalies (i.e. hemoabdomens, cryptorchids, uterine tears, etc.)

  • Describe a diagnostic and management plan for the most common short term post-operative complications (i.e. inflammation, seroma, incisional dehiscence, incisional infection)

  • Understand indications for revision surgery vs. medical management post-op, and discuss surgical approach for re-cut procedures if indicated

  • Tips for follow up care: counseling caretakers and addressing clinic factors affecting patient and staff safety

 

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This webinar is FREE for all attendees.
1.5 hours of RACE CE credit (medical) is available for HumaneVMA members only (pending approval).
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YOUR PRESENTERS:

Dr. Alison Lindsay, DVM
Dr. Lindsay
Dr. Lindsay is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Community Medicine with the Maddie’s Shelter and Community Medicine Program in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her DVM from Cornell in 2018 and completed a shelter medicine internship at the San Diego Humane Society. She subsequently practiced community-based veterinary medicine with the Emancipet network in Texas and Philadelphia, where she served as a staff and later lead veterinarian. Dr. Lindsay returned to Cornell in 2024 as a clinical instructor and joined the faculty in 2025. Her work focuses on expanding access to veterinary care through community outreach programs and regional collaborations. Her professional interests include clinical training for veterinary students in spectrum-of-care practice, social determinants of animal health, and strengthening trust between veterinary professionals and the communities they serve.

  

Dr. Bridgid Twomey, DVM
Dr. Twomey

Dr. Bridgid Twomey is a shelter and spay/neuter veterinarian from California. Dr. Twomey obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her VMD (DVM equivalent) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Twomey is an Assistant Professor at Western University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she works at their Spay/Neuter Center located inside of Los Angeles Animal Service's North Central Location. She oversees a fourth year clinical rotation in Shelter Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Twomey is also a contributing consultant for JVR strategies, where she works with a team of experts to help animal welfare organizations with tailored solutions and recommendations to achieve their goals. In her free time, Dr. Twomey does spay/neuter and shelter relief for various LA/Southern CA animal welfare organizations.