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 Laparoscopic ovary site
The stump of the cut ovarian ligament is small and very little damage is done to the body wall and surrounding tissues when performed by laparoscopy.
 Traditional spay site
The stump of the ovarian ligament is torn and bloody when it is torn off the body wall when performing a tratiditional open spay.
 Adhesions at the ovarian site of an open spay
This is a picture taken by Dr. Hailey of a dog that had been spayed traditionally. This is the same view as the two pictures above of the ovarian site. You can see the drapes of tissue that have adhered to the body wall and cover the abdominal organs. This is a demonstration of the trauma and body wall damage that occurs during an open spay.
A pain study performed by Dr. Chad Devit, Dr. Ray Cox and Dr. Jim Hailey, published in the September 15, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, demonstrates that there is anywhere from 50% to 65% less pain performing a laparoscopic assisted spay compared to a traditional spay where the patient is cut open. The reason for this pain difference is felt to be not only in the size of the incision, but the trauma at the ovarian site as well.
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