https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/12337/rat-spay Hi all. I&#39;ve gone and booked myself a rat spay/pyo for next week. The rat is 1 year old, has intermittent lethargy with a bloody vaginal discharge. Am assuming pyo/metritis as responds to baytril and metacam. I&#39;ve never spayed a rat, so a step-by-stepen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/68835?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:42:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c2189b68-6fe2-49d5-879e-ab8817375144Rachael Winder<p>This will sound really obvious, but make you have small enough instruments! I use our eye surgical kit usually. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/68822?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:16:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d3b85f23-28b0-47e6-a1f6-8cdecd534e68Mark Rowland<p>Hello Suzanne,</p> <p>Ventral midline spey is easy to perform to treat uterine pathology. You will likely find a neoplasm or polyp in the uterus somewhere causing your problem. The uterus is obvious on entry, as it is quite large for the species. Its as straightforward as doing a midline cat spey just in miniature. opioid, NSAID and gas will be fine, just add some sc fluids.</p> <p>Ovariectomy for younger rats is well described in the new&nbsp;<span>Quesenberry and Carpenter. It really is very easy and I would recommend you get that book and look at the pictures.</span></p> <p>Goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>