DVM aims to set Guinness speed record

NAPLES, FLA. — Dr. Randy Eisel wants to be known as the veterinarian who neutered the most cats in one day.

Fast work: It took Dr. Randy Eisel, of Naples, Fla., 10 hours to neuter 56 cats last month. His goal: to raise spay/neuter awareness and earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The small-animal practitioner who works with animal control in Collier County, Fla., spent a 10-hour shift last month neutering 56 cats — a feat he believes is worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records.

A pet sterilization category does not yet exist. Eisel says he's filed the paperwork with Guinness and was waiting for a review committee's response at press time.

But the veterinarian's real agenda is not about setting a world record.

"The whole point of this thing was to promote spaying and neutering. But who knows? Guinness might actually agree to accept this."

7to1

The ratio of puppies and kittens born each day in the United States compared to humans. Source: SpayUSA

3.5 million

Average number of dogs and cats euthanized in shelters each year. Source: ASPCA