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From: tj@alliant.UUCP (Tom Jaskiewicz)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: \"fixed\" versus \"spayed or neutered\"
Message-ID: <108@alliant.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 16-Nov-85 21:41:24 EST
Article-I.D.: alliant.108
Posted: Sat Nov 16 21:41:24 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Nov-85 20:27:24 EST
References: <1120@decwrl.UUCP> <575@kitty.UUCP>
Reply-To: tj@alliant.UUCP (Tom Jaskiewicz)
Organization: Alliant Computer Systems, Acton, MA
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Summary: 

In article <575@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
>>    Actually Spencer if you *really* want to be correct, try hysterectomy
>							      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> and castration.  
>
>	Actually, Tracey, if *you* want to be correct, for the female it is
>called a ``tubal ligation''.  The uterus is NOT removed; . . .

Actually "spaying" is an ovariohysterectomy, the complete removal of the uterus
and BOTH ovaries.  If just the tubes were tied, the animal would still go into
heat (and what good is that?).
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