Helping veterinarians feel more confident in surgery.

I’m June Long, DVM, a veterinarian and surgical educator. Through The Six Minute Spay® and hands-on mentorship, I help veterinarians develop practical, repeatable approaches to spay/neuter surgery.

My experience includes more than 50,000 spay/neuter procedures, and more than 2,000 veterinarians have enrolled in The Six Minute Spay. But my own journey began with a feeling you might recognize: realizing how much I still had to learn.

“Why wasn’t I taught this in veterinary school?”

In 2016, I visited a local spay/neuter clinic to shadow for a day. I was looking for a job, and someone knew someone—you know how it goes.

I had graduated from veterinary school in 2014 and had been pursuing a career in zoo and wildlife medicine. I hadn’t performed a spay or neuter since graduation.

The night before my visit, I pulled out my surgery notes. Pedicles, broad ligaments, circumferential knots, transfixation knots—I reviewed everything and thought I was prepared.

Then I walked into the clinic.

The team worked together with remarkable coordination. The veterinarian performed more than 30 surgeries that day, with deliberate movements and a consistent approach.

At first, I was amazed. Then I wondered: Why hadn’t I learned these techniques in veterinary school?

That day changed the direction of my career.

From learning the techniques to sharing them.

As I developed my skills, I began noticing how often other veterinarians described dreading surgery. The large dog spay on tomorrow’s schedule. The fear of a complication. The feeling that everyone else knew something they didn’t.

Those stories stayed with me.

I wanted more veterinarians to have access to the techniques and guidance that had changed my own experience. That motivation became The Six Minute Spay®.

In the first two years, nearly 700 veterinarians enrolled. Their feedback told me that the teaching was making a difference: they were trying new approaches, building confidence, and feeling more prepared for surgery.

Today, that same purpose guides my online courses and in-person mentorship.

Clear explanations. Practical steps. Room to learn.

My teaching breaks surgery into manageable steps and explains the details behind them.

I want you to understand what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and how to recognize when an adjustment is needed. Whether you’re learning a knot, refining your incision placement, or working through a challenging procedure, there should be room to ask questions and practice.

You don’t have to change everything at once. You can start with one technique and build from there.

Skills that extend beyond the operating room.

Helping a veterinarian become more confident and efficient can expand their ability to serve patients, support shelters, and contribute to animal welfare in their own community and around the world.

That’s what makes this work meaningful to me—and why I keep teaching.

Explore In-Person Mentorship

Speaking, interviews, and collaborations

I welcome opportunities to share practical spay/neuter education and discuss surgical confidence, mentorship, and the role of training in expanding access to care.

For speaking and interview inquiries, contact june@6minutespay.com.

Hear more of my story

Explore the interviews below for conversations about spay/neuter techniques, surgical complications, and surgical anxiety.