The Six Minute Spay

This is a great opportunity to help a community in dire need while sharpening your spay and neuter skills! I’ve done a few of these and they are very well put together - if interested click below 👇

Now hiring Texas-licensed HVHQSN veterinarians to join our team of surgeons for our next mass spay/neuter event in Houston TX on June 22.

Our goal is to provide 500+ free dog and cat spays and neuters in one day and we need your expertise to make it happen!

Compensation is available and all travel expenses and hotel are covered for those traveling outside Houston.

Fill out this questionnaire for consideration:
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Can you believe April is over? I had the pleasure of mentoring four veterinarians last month!

First I visited Texas again and worked with two amazing vets - Dr. Burns and Dr. Longoria. Dr. Longoria is also an Auburn alum and started veterinary school right after I left - small world!

I saw the eclipse in a totality zone (had to pop outside really quick because we were in surgery!)

Then after returning to Alabama I worked with another great surgeon, Dr. Bost! She was a rock star and plans to share her new skills with her associate veterinarians at her practice in North Carolina.

Great times meeting great people ❤️

March was a great month! I hosted 1 veterinarian through my in-person mentorship and she was a rock star!! We focused on dog and cat spays and she did fantastic. Just look at her fabulous work! We reduced her surgery times by 50-75% and her confidence really blossomed 💪

I also met so many of you through my free virtual consultations. I’m so blessed to be booked up through August already. I love what I do!

Learn more about in-person mentorship and The Six Minute spay online course at www.junelongdvm.com

January 2024 part 2!

Jumped over to Houston to participate in my second The Empty Shelter Project-Texas event and was so thrilled to find out that the surgeon next to me is a student of The Six Minute Spay! Dr. Lowe and I spayed and neutered over 100 cats between the two of us - and the entire team performed over 500 spays and neuters that day 😎

Dr. Lowe used The Six Minute Spay as a vital resource she moved out of corporate GP to work more in a shelter/rescue environment.

She also introduced me to another student who was in feline-only practice for years, and used The Six Minute Spay to become comfortable with dog spays again. 💪

I love that The Six Minute Spay connects me with such amazing veterinarians around the world. Such a dream!

January 2024 part 1!

Traveled back to Dallas to train veterinarians through Texas Coalition for Animal Protection 💪

Highlights from the week:

On day 1 one of the participants told me “I can’t do small incisions!” Her first surgery with me was a dog spay with a less than 1 inch incision 🤩

“This is a game changer. GAME CHANGER.”

“I want a bracelet that says What Would Dr. Long Do”

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for doing this.”

Had so much fun and taught my first left-handed surgeon! So proud of these two 🥰

Happy New Year!​

One of my New Year's Resolutions for 2024 is to start offering something that has been requested of me many times: an In-Person training option. After months of designing, organizing, and using a "soft-launch" method with this program, I'm excited to announce that I am now offering In-Person Surgical Mentorship through The Six Minute Spay.

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Some of the results of the veterinarians who have completed this program:

75% reduction in surgical time for all spays
86% reduction in incision length
35-45 procedures completed in the program
Earned a surgical day at their place of employment (General Practice)
Comfortable performing surgeries with little to no supervision
Mastered the modified Miller's knot, pedicle tie (autoligation), and appropriate incision placement
Completed a spay/neuter day at a local rescue and completed 30 procedures in 5 hours
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Did I mention this program is approved for 25 hours of RACE CE?

All of the details can be found at my website: www.junelongdvm.com/services​

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Interested? Book a free consultation with me any time and we can chat about how we can work together.

Had a great time teaching this exceptional veterinary student through the Texas Coalition for Animal Protection student externship program!

Her patience, eagerness, grit, and positive attitude are such great attributes for a soon-to-be-veterinarian. I’m so excited for her to join the profession!

Learn more about the externship program here:

https://texasforthem.org/tcapexternship-faq/

Last month I had the great opportunity to work with some amazing people during Operation Sato: a joint effort between the Bissel Pet Foundation and The Sato Project. The project was completed in Garabo, Puerto Rico. Did you know that Puerto Rico alone has an estimated HALF A MILLION homeless pets, and even has a place called “dead dog beach”?

Through the efforts of many, we provided free spay/neuter, vaccines, microchips, and heartworm testing to 1,222 dogs over the course of 6 days👏🏻👏🏻

Overpopulation is such a huge problem all around the world. Consider working on a similar project to help animals and their communities!

The Sato Project

Bissellpet-foundation

Hector Navarro Photography

Did you know that The Six Minute Spay can now be sent as a gift??

Check this out!

Step 1: visit https://www.6minutespay.com/p/products and choose your preferred course option

Step 2: Click "enroll now"

Step 3: Enter your email address and payment information, and in the "Billing address" section choose the option to "send as a gift"

Step 4: Enter your recipient's information

Viola! Simple as that!

Give the gift of surgical efficiency and confidence any time! (Or put in on your Christmas list!)

p.s. Shhh - use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout. It still works!

🎉*Brag moment* regarding the latest surgeon to participate in the in-person mentorship program! 🎉

75% reduction in procedure time for dog and cat spays 👀
85% reduction in incision size for spays 👀

Mastered rupturing the suspensory ligament in dog spays 👍
Conquered the fear of tearing the ovarian pedicle 💪
Repaired dropped ovarian pedicles 💪

Completed 34 spays ✔️

Repaired a dropped pedicle in a dog and a cat ✔️

Lots of fun and laughs (really!) ✔️

If you are interested in one-on-one training with me, schedule a FREE consult on my website, www.junelongdvm.com. I'd love to work with you!

Picture of one of her incisions, located cranial to the green tattoo 😍

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We've got some new faces around here - hello and welcome!!

Also *announcement*
I've been busy creating a new website, that includes not only The Six Minute Spay course but also MORE ways that I can work with you - including mentorship and clinic consulting!

Check it out at: www.junelongdvm.com

If anyone is looking for a position that only involves doing surgery, check this out!!

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Surgeon wanted

We are a small animal, general practice, privately owned, AAHA hospital in West Portland, Oregon. We have been searching for a veterinarian who enjoys “staying in the back “ and who will perform surgeries and dentals primarily. We’re hoping for full-time, four days a week, you pick the days. We offer all the standard benefits, and are willing to entertain salary requests. We have a trained surgery team, experienced and ready for leadership! Message us with questions. [email protected]

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Are you a 3rd or 4th year veterinary student interested in improving your surgery skills? Do you know a veterinary student looking for a HQHVSN externship?

Well....I'm SO excited to announce that I will be teaching externs this fall with the Texas Coalition for Animal Protection's new externship program!

I'm so grateful to the staff of TCAP who are going above and beyond to make this an incredible program. Externs will receive one-on-one mentorship from me, their OWN surgery table (that's right, no standing around waiting for your turn), and will be a part of a small group of up to 4 other students at a time.

We will not only be covering the foundations of HQHVSN techniques, but also how to address challenging surgeries and complications - the techniques that really boost surgical confidence.

Visit the link below to learn more and apply.

Veterinary Student Externship | Texas Coalition for Animal Protection Our veterinary surgery externship offers students experience performing sterilizations, anesthesia, dental cleanings, & wellness care.

This week The Six Minute Spay online community will be going LIVE!

I'm so excited to see you all in this community space. This community is not only for veterinarians, but also for all interested animal care professionals and associations. All are welcome for FREE, and Veterinary-specific areas are available via subscription.

Look out for a link to join on Wednesday, July 5th!

Anyone interested in going to Puerto Rico from July 6-10 to participate in a spay/neuter event? Oh - and did I mention your flight and accommodations are FREE?

If you are interested in this great opportunity sign up here:

https://www.veterinariansforpr.org/?fbclid=IwAR2QPsx5pdXElyVWZzEbqmK40L2yAVErbEzLAXoqYBfYoYrBENu8uFqJ2jE

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It’s not just an online course.

Diving deep into the mission and purpose of The Six Minute Spay tonight as I continue to build out The Six Minute Spay online community.

There are multiple issues out there in the animals welfare and veterinary world and the true value of the course is how far the effects can spread.

Soon it won’t be just a course for you to watch alone and then hope for the best. It will be a community led course full of like-minded students and who are on the same path (or have been on the same path) as you!

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So it’s been quiet around here lately…

I’ve been up to something! 👀

Over the past two years I’ve been listening great feedback from you all.

So things are going to be updated and improved soon!

Things like, more resources and support for you during your journey to become a more confident surgeon. More specifically joining a community of other professionals will similar goals. And you’ll get to see this face more (whether you like it or not)

So here I am, late at night in my pjs. Holed up in my office. With the baby monitor next to me. Building an online community for us!

How would you improve The Six Minute Spay? If you have an idea or suggestion please leave a comment or DM me.

Stay tuned for updates!

I started my veterinary career working with wild animals and large cats before getting into high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter (HQHVSN).

I changed trajectories because I realized I wanted to be closer to home.

I say this because any veterinary position you choose is relative to things beyond compensation.

If you like the satisfaction of Non-Profit Organizations and HQHVSN, then go for it!

Schedules for shelter medicine can be more sustainable, like 4 days a week of work, finishing at 3 p.m. every day, and weekends off...
..versus working at a General Practice 5 days a week or more with 12-hour days.

PLUS, no on-call in most cases!

Ultimately, if you're feeling burnout from compassion fatigue, there is no price for good mental health. 🧠

(Besides, shelter and HQHVSN positions are now offering much more competitive compensation. 😉)

What are some benefits you’ve experienced working at Non-Profit Organizations, Shelters, and Private Practices?

I remember getting all my clamps tangled using the 3 clamp method on ovarian pedicles and uterine bodies that I was taught in veterinary school.

Then having to untangle them, etc., which took more time away from finishing the procedure. ⌛

When I learned to only use one clamp with canine spays, and the pedicle tie in feline spays, it made surgeries sooo much easier and simpler.

I also grew confident in how efficient I became and how I could save my patient from overexposure and unnecessary anesthesia. 😻

If you want to give 6 Minute Spay a test run, enroll in my free lesson now at the following link → https://exciting-teacher-7421.ck.page/77eba3f57a

When you learn that my fastest spay was 6 minutes, do you think of rushing or efficiency? ⏲️

I’ll be the first to say rushing is bad and that it leads to anxiety, forgetfulness, and dangerous mistakes.

However, I can also say when you become efficient, things move faster, and here’s why.

When you improve your current systems by changing even one detail, you build a new habit that becomes second nature.

For example, say you change the knot you use to tie off dog pedicles. Initially, tying a new knot may feel strange. 🪢

However, with practice and time, you start tying the new knot from pure muscle memory. (Side note: James Clear talks more about this in Atomic Habits, referencing a cat maze experiment, of all things 😸.)

When you first start a new technique or routine, you'll be slower at first - and this is normal!

Give yourself grace. Over time, your efficiency will increase exponentially after repeating the process.

Plus, you'll feel more confident because your surgeries will feel effortless.

What surgical habits have you changed to improve your surgical efficiency? What small changes do you want to make to support your surgical routine? 😃

What if you could learn to perform spay and neuter surgery more efficiently in the comfort of your general practice or shelter? 🏥

I've got news for you…

I’m taking The Six Minute Spay mentorship in person *anywhere* nationwide to vet professionals at general practices, HQHVSN hospitals, and shelters! 🎊

In-person training allows for one-on-one mentoring and supervising as you practice the techniques shared in The Six Minute Spay online course.

My promise is to:

🐾 Address your specific needs and goals to succeed in the surgery suite.

🐾 Evaluate your environment and workflow for improvements.

🐾 Act as a patient and encouraging presence in the surgery suite as you work through the challenges and mental strain of unlearning, re-learning, and first attempts at surgical techniques.

If this sounds right for your practice or shelter, sign up here ➡ https://hvppcxui0la.typeform.com/to/uWVvlAob?typeform-source=www.6minutespay.com

If you’re a doctor, then naturally, you’re in control, right? 🤣🙏🏻 ← Me, laughing and wishing.

Although it may appear that way to people looking from the outside, being in control is a focused effort!

So, when we have days where we see more complicated cases, drop pedicles, or lose patients, I want to affirm that however out-of-control you feel, I applaud you for still taking care of patients every day.

To manage those feelings of chaos, here are a few things I do:

🌬 Breathe.
→ It refocuses my energy on something I can control. A simple inhale and exhale works, or you can try meditative breathing.

😴 Make sleeping and eating habits a priority.
→ Quality sleep and small frequent meals help me be a much more productive and pleasant person!

🚶♀️ Step away if possible.
→ Blowing a fuse around others will not help. You'll just spread the negativity around.

Most of all, be nice to yourself and give yourself some grace.

We’re human and understand control is not about doing everything perfectly, but instead is about having awareness and understanding of your ability (AKA the force!)

Happy and !

How do you gain control of your thoughts and actions when things feel chaotic?

“How do things work at high-volume spay/neuter clinics?”

I was asked this question during a podcast interview and felt it was important to share how surgical efficiency starts before the first patient arrives.

Some things that we emphasize are:

👩🏻 How we’re staffed.
📋 How each staff member focuses on a small number of tasks.
👀 And how we monitor our patients as they recover.

Every clinic is different and should operate in a way that’s safe, comfortable, and efficient.

Because of the veterinary professional shortage, it’s important to recognize and acknowledge what’s realistic for you and your team, so you don’t run into further complications or burnout.

How is your surgical suite setup? What helps you create efficiency and flow?

"I never lose. Either I win, or I learn."
- Nelson Mandela 😁

This is one of my favorite quotes because it makes me feel confident about surgical complications and the lesson behind them.

Hoping for and completing a smooth surgery is amazing, but not expecting and completing a complicated surgery is an even bigger testament to your ability and skill as a veterinary surgeon.

The truth is not everyone can do what veterinary professionals do.

So, for us to be looked at and trusted as the person to care for so many cats and dogs is humbling, especially when we can work through spay and neuter complications, come back, and do it again! 🤩

Embrace the complications and empower yourself with more knowledge on efficient spay/neuter surgery through the 6 Minute Spay course. → https://www.6minutespay.com/

Happy National Puppy Day! 🐶

I remember a colleague of mine was obsessed with puppies' breath, and while I personally can't get enough of the clumsy puppy walk, there is so much to love!

What do you love most about puppies?

Being an HQHVSN surgeon has allowed me to balance my life mentally, physically, and emotionally in this tough industry we all love.

Being an HQHVSN surgeon means I don’t have to sacrifice my personal life or the mission to get the overpopulation of cats and dogs under control.

Being an HQHVSN surgeon means I don’t suffer from compassion fatigue and burnout.

I know it’s tough right now, but I truly believe this is an opportunity for vet professionals to save ourselves and still remain passionate about our promise to care for pets.

Go for what you imagined being a veterinary professional would be and feel like and consider learning high-volume techniques.

What other things do you do as a vet professional to be efficient and take care of yourself?