A Corgi had an emergency Caesarean section Pt 2
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2016-04-30

Friday April 29, 2016

10.30 am. After the Caesarean section.  

A dead pup with the tongue sticking out was stuck inside the birth canal. The 4 pups are live and vigorous. The dam is very white due to bleeding from the dead pup which had placenta separation, rupturing the umbilical blood vessels. 

2 bottles of Hartmann's drip, Vit Bs and glucose.

At 9pm,  I phoned the breeder. The dam was OK and had a ravenous appetite. He was most pleased with 4 live pups.  Had he decided to continue with the C-section at around 7 am, the 5th pup would be alive. Out of the 4 pups, 1 pup was distressed and needed a long time to blow air into his lungs to survive. All 4 pups OK now. I am happy for the dam as I thought she would die from anaemia due to the delay in seeking Caesarean section. The dam has 7 puppies in total. The first 2 were born naturally. I had to use my two fingers to hook back the dead pup stuck inside the birth canal after the cervix.