Final Video: When is a canine caesarean section needed?
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2016-08-14

A 64th-day-pregnant poodle could not give birth. Would the dog need an emergency caesarean section or not? The breeder's judgment affects the life and death of the puppies and dam. 

Gestation period, according to Dr Sing Kong Yuen is 59 - 63 days after the first mating.  However, different vets have different ranges. In this case study, the breeder' poodle was 64th-day pregnant. The breeder judged that she had dystocia and sought emergency caesarean section.
His judgement was accurate as the placenta had broken away in the 2nd pup and there was thick viscous greenish black liquid inside the uterus as seen on my caesarean section. The lst pup was born naturally outside the clinic before I arrived for the C-section. The 2nd pup I delivered by C-section was alive but the placenta had melted. The 3rd pup was stillborn with placenta separated. 

In this case, the breeder's judgment was correct but the dam had no milk production till 2 days later. The 2 pups were nursed by other dams and switched back to the dam 2 days later. They are OK.