A successful elective Caesarean section for a 62nd day pregnant Corgi
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2016-06-08

Jun 7, 2016
I just returned from Yangon where an Asiatic Black Bear 5 month old male was operated by a vet and vet nurse experienced in bears was operated at Royal Asia Veterinary Surgery. A 8 am call today for an elective Caesarean section, Corgi, 2.5 years old, 62nd day pregnant. Had an emergency C-section by Dr Daniel 8 months ago and had 8 pups. The dam had no milk and 8 pups were outsourced to other dams. Apparently, they did not survive. This breeder still now had 4 live pups today and was pleased. 1/4 was trapped inside the placenta wound around the big pup. Hence the dam had difficulty giving birth and did not show uterine contractions. 

Uterine inertia is the cause. The breeder has to judge whether to pay for the expense of elective Caesarean section or wait and see. Unfortunately, the vet gets blamed when the puppies die on delivery when the fault may be the breeder's delay in seeking a C-section at the correct time.