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Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, pet rats and mice, birds and turtles      
February 19, 2020 
 
CAESAREAN SECTIONS - PROCEDURES AND CASE STUDIES
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
 


WHAT TO EXPECT. 
The veterinarian removes the puppies from the uterus (womb). This is called caesarean section.  Caesarean section is a major surgery.

WHAT TO DO BEFORE. 
Make appointment 6254-3326, 9668-6468 for elective Caesarean Section (planned Caesarean, not emergency Caesarean Section). 

The dog or cat must be healthy and not obese (if possible).  He is active and has an excellent appetite.  Dogs and cats should have their last vaccination less than 12 months ago.   Bathe the pet the night before and wash his or her  private parts and lower abdomen thoroughly.  Bring the pet to the surgery at 9 a.m.

For emergency Caesarean sections, do as much as you can. But get to the vet within 2 hours of the dam having difficulty giving birth.

FOR DOGS AND CATS.  Don't give food and water after 8 p.m the day before the surgery and in the morning of the surgery date. Make sure the dog has passed motion and urine.  She has no ticks or skin diseases.

WHAT TO DO DURING. 
The dog is sometimes given a tranquiliser. General anaesthesia using gas is used usually. Puppies are removed.  

WHAT TO DO AFTER. 
FOR DOGS & CATS.  The owner takes the dog home at around 5 p.m. Make sure that the dog does not jump and run around for the next 7 - 14 days. Check the wound daily for signs of itchiness. Replace the plaster on day 3 if necessary. If not, remove the plaster on day 10.  The stitches on the skin will dissolve after 14 - 30 days. There is no need to return to the surgery for stitch removal. Consult the vet promptly if the dog is not eating or active or he keeps licking the wound. If there are any wound infection or the dam is not well, please tel the Surgery: 6254 3326.
 
SOME OF DR SING'S INTERESTING RESEARCH & CASE STUDIES AT TOA PAYOH VETS FROM 2008 
 
Chihuahua, 2nd pregnancy. Uterine Inertia. Caesarean Section. Toa Payoh Vets. Emergecny Caesarean Section, dystocia, large head of 3rd pup. Toa Payoh Vets
How To Succeed As a Home Breeder of Poodle and Chihuahua - Case Studies A Good Picture Will Impress Your Veterinary Professor
 
SOME OF DR SING'S INTERESTING RESEARCH & CASE STUDIES AT TOA PAYOH VETS FROM 2004 - 2007
 
Experienced breeder monitored dam 24 hours a day. Rushed to Toa Payoh Vets within 60 min of seeing a water bag. Singapore. Elective Caesarean Yorkshire
Caesareans in May 2005 An explosive Caesarean in 2004
Small dam, heavily pregnant. Elective Caesarean is best. Toa Payoh Vets High quality Miniature Schnauzers, not quantiy? Toa Payoh Vets.
 695. Feb 22, 2007. The perfect Miniature Schnauzer?  694. Feb 21, 2007. The perfect Miniature Schnauzer?
Uterine Inertia. >6 hours, oxytocin ineffective. Elective Caesarean is necessary. Toa Payoh Vets 4th & 5th Beagle pup stillborn. Caesarean. Toa Payoh Vets
652. Jan 5, 2007.  Caesarean emergency - the bitch's cyanotic blood lacked oxygen.  What is Plan B? 169. Feb 16, 2005.  The Beagle was overweight and large in size. No previous birth difficulties.
Each pedigreed 8-week-old Miniature Schnauzer costs at least $1,000. Were labour contractions missed 1-2 days earlier ?
166. Feb 14, 2005. Forsake dinner to closely monitor dam giving birth saved all 6 pups in this case.  167. Feb 14, 2005.  Rectal temperature is not a good indicator of impending birth. 
Waiting could have led to dead Maltese pups. Travelling time to vet must be taken into account. Chihuahua was probably mated by another sire 3 days earlier.
42. Don't wait if the dam is in distress. Breeder got priority right. 5 live vigorous pups.  41. Don't wait if first stillborn has almost full coat of hair. 52nd day due date was incorrect. Mated by another sire. Any live pup? Use your finger to check at vulva, breeder said.  Vet should use stethoscope.  Right pup still had heart beats. Dam could not breathe well under anaesthesia. Took long time. Had to use mask.  Breeder noted that the Caesarean was "bloodless". Dam was in shock.
   
No need to wait till mum distressed to elect for a Caesarean. Had previous Caesarean. Chihuahua. Toa Payoh Vets 4 hours delay is too late to save 4th Persian kitten (right).
40. Don't wait if the Chihuahua is past 60th day. Weak contractions. Elective Caesarean save this sole pup. Mother needs to reduce weight. 39. Four hours of labour pains and no Persian kitten. Too late to save the 4th stuck in the water bag at the vagina with skull squashed. 5th very weak but survived. 3 born naturally but 3rd died inside the water bag when laid on. 
Placenta out but pup blocked by 2nd pup. Disconnect placenta fast. Just ripe Chihuahua 62-day-old even-sized puppies. Toa Payoh Vets
36. Placenta up, but pup below blocked by 2nd pup. Disconnected placenta. Pup not coming out. Removed 2nd pup first and fast.  2 large pups crammed inside uterine body.  A problem of life and death. 35. Mother bites people. Will she bite her own puppies after Caesarean delivery and kill them?
Emergency Caesarean. Yorkshire head stuck inside vagina.
37. Meconium flooded amniotic sac of black and white pup. It was distressed. Other pup distressed and small. Both survived. 33. 60th day Emergency Caesarean delivery. lst pup's tongue seen just inside vagina. Bulge below anus. Puppy can't come out.    
64th day Chihuahua caesarean - mother nearly died. Timely Caesarean saves pups.
32. 64th day Caesarean delivery guaranteed 2 vigorous and large puppies but there is a higher risk to the Chihuahua mother's life.   31. Timely Caesarean delivery saved 4 Maltese pups.
Perfect Caesarean Delivery. 4 vigorous pups before umbilical cords clamped. Delays in getting to the vet - 4 stressed Chihuahuas and 2 weak ones during Caesarean.
28. Biting mothers. If the dam does not lick the puppies, be vigilant. 2/4 Schnauzers killed during nursing.  
Canine eclampsia, home breeder. Schnauzer, 5 pups, 5 weeks. Toa Payoh Vets Uneven-sized but beautiful apple-domed 3-week-old Chihuahuas.
47. Canine Eclampsia - hypocalcaemia (low calcium level in the blood) is an emergency. Bitch will die if not given prompt veterinary treatment. Had vomited at week 3 of lactation; treated by a vet for vomiting.  Week 5, vomited and panting. Give extra feeding to the weaker smaller sized puppies as the big ones sometimes dominate the milk feeding
 

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