“The ideal situation is spay and neuter them before they get adopted,” Kelly said. “That way, there’s no lag time, because it sucks for someone to come and say, ‘This is my animal,' and then we say, ‘Oh wait, you can’t take it home because it’s not fixed.’” Recovery time from the procedures takes from 10 to 14 days, she said. Fort Bragg’s First Year Graduate Veterinary Education program has been around since about 2011, and Fort Bragg is one of seven sites in the Army for the program, said Lt. Col. Jake Barnoski, a clinical instructor for the program.