A Dachshund needed an emergency Caesarean section at 1.45am. Pt 1/2
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2018-01-24

Jan 24, 2018. I was still awake going home from a friend's house and received a call for this Dachsund, 4 years old, 62nd day of gestation, 2nd litter,  2nd Caesarean section. She had given  birth to a large single pup one year ago, Caesarean section done by me. Now, she had 2 large pups. The water bag had ruptured for over one hour, hard straining to pass out the pups  but without success.

So, the breeder phoned me. Normally I would be dead asleep. I met him at Toa Payoh Vets at 1.45 am and the dam and 2 large pups are OK.

It seems that this Dachshund produces large pups. The large female is welcome by the breeder as she will be able to give birth naturally. The large male pup used for breeding may cause large puppies to be conceived and the need for Caesarean. 

This dam  had injection of  0.5 ml of oxytocin before the Caesarean section but the black pup was just too large to be  born naturally. 

Surgery took around 45 minutes from start of gas to last stitch. I made a short incision at the uterine body, with the uterus inside the abdomen instead of taking it out of the body. The incision will be much shorter in this way.