SURVIVAL SECRETS FOR NEW BREEDERS - Swinging the distressed puppy
SURVIVAL SECRETS FOR NEW BREEDERS - Know how to swing a distressed puppy and don't give up hope.
Many new breeders don't know how to swing the puppy in an arc properly. There is no breeder's course in Singapore. It is best to read up books, consult your veterinarian who does Caesareans and learn how to do it to save your puppy.
From some reports, it seems that forceful swings will not affect the puppy's brain. This was done in one case successfully.
In this case, the Shih Tzu had one dead puppy born naturally. The breeder's assistant waited for more than 6 - 8 hours. No puppy. A dirty green vaginal discharge. This showed that the placenta had separated and I believed there was no hope of any other puppy surviving if there were more than one.
With a heavy heart, I performed the Caesarean section. There was the usual dark blackish green fluid and a dead puppy. I check the womb further in. There was another puppy. Enveloped in a clear amniotic fluid.
The placenta had not separated. Was there hope for this 3rd puppy? I took it out. Cut the umbilical cord. It was comatose. Its body was limp. If I gave it to the new breeder's assistant to handle this puppy, it would be dead. It looked dead.
So, I gripped its head with my two hands, spread my hind legs apart. Starting from above my head, I swung the puppy down. Like those very powerful centrifugal ride inside a disc in Australia's Movie World (some 10 years ago) when I was there.
This swing forced out multiple drops of mucus from inside the lungs. 7 swings. The brain would have spun out if it was not enclosed inside the skull. It was now or never.
Still the puppy would not cry. Lifeless. Dead. My first assistant pinched, rubbed and stimulated the tongue, cleared more water coming from the nose. 15 minutes passed. No signs of breathing. A weak cry and no more.
In many cases,the experienced breeder would give up. Yet this was the only one of the 3 pups left for the breeder. He paid for 2 Caesareans. In the first one, the rotten egg smell of the puppy with its head hanging out meant there was no hope. The womb was toxic.
If this pup died, this breeder would have nothing.
I have not found any reference to more than 15 minutes for a distressed puppy to survive in the internet research. This was past 15 minutes. Pack up and go. Too bad for the breeder. He should have known better.
For some reason, I asked my second assistant to leave the operating room to take over the puppy. He pinched and rubbed it. Hair dryer's air swept it and warmed its body further. Not too near as it is too hot.
A loud cry heard from the consultation room which is separated from the operating room. I could see the puppy through the glass window separating both rooms. I did not see the puppy move. I could have imagined the crying if there was such a thing.
Another loud cry. Then another. And this red-nosed and red-footed puppy could not stop crying all the way back to its kennel in Pasir Ris. I drove it back as I was on the way to vaccinate 17 stray dogs. The appointment was 1 p.m but the Caesarean delayed me to 2 p.m. I informed the volunteers earlier. Today was Saturday and I don't usually go to vaccinate at the kennels as travelling took too much time.
The puppy cries remind me never to give up at the darkest hour. This was a rare success as most breeders gave up on the puppy after 10 minutes. This puppy had light pink tongue and was not moving or gasping for breath.
When it cried loudly, it had red nose and red feet. Exactly what you see in the picture!
Readers who have such experiences of more than 15 minutes of revival of the distressed pup, e-mail your experiences to me at drsing_98@yahoo.com.
Dr Kong Sing
www.toapayohvets.com
Many new breeders don't know how to swing the puppy in an arc properly. There is no breeder's course in Singapore. It is best to read up books, consult your veterinarian who does Caesareans and learn how to do it to save your puppy.
From some reports, it seems that forceful swings will not affect the puppy's brain. This was done in one case successfully.
In this case, the Shih Tzu had one dead puppy born naturally. The breeder's assistant waited for more than 6 - 8 hours. No puppy. A dirty green vaginal discharge. This showed that the placenta had separated and I believed there was no hope of any other puppy surviving if there were more than one.
With a heavy heart, I performed the Caesarean section. There was the usual dark blackish green fluid and a dead puppy. I check the womb further in. There was another puppy. Enveloped in a clear amniotic fluid.
The placenta had not separated. Was there hope for this 3rd puppy? I took it out. Cut the umbilical cord. It was comatose. Its body was limp. If I gave it to the new breeder's assistant to handle this puppy, it would be dead. It looked dead.
So, I gripped its head with my two hands, spread my hind legs apart. Starting from above my head, I swung the puppy down. Like those very powerful centrifugal ride inside a disc in Australia's Movie World (some 10 years ago) when I was there.
This swing forced out multiple drops of mucus from inside the lungs. 7 swings. The brain would have spun out if it was not enclosed inside the skull. It was now or never.
Still the puppy would not cry. Lifeless. Dead. My first assistant pinched, rubbed and stimulated the tongue, cleared more water coming from the nose. 15 minutes passed. No signs of breathing. A weak cry and no more.
In many cases,the experienced breeder would give up. Yet this was the only one of the 3 pups left for the breeder. He paid for 2 Caesareans. In the first one, the rotten egg smell of the puppy with its head hanging out meant there was no hope. The womb was toxic.
If this pup died, this breeder would have nothing.
I have not found any reference to more than 15 minutes for a distressed puppy to survive in the internet research. This was past 15 minutes. Pack up and go. Too bad for the breeder. He should have known better.
For some reason, I asked my second assistant to leave the operating room to take over the puppy. He pinched and rubbed it. Hair dryer's air swept it and warmed its body further. Not too near as it is too hot.
A loud cry heard from the consultation room which is separated from the operating room. I could see the puppy through the glass window separating both rooms. I did not see the puppy move. I could have imagined the crying if there was such a thing.
Another loud cry. Then another. And this red-nosed and red-footed puppy could not stop crying all the way back to its kennel in Pasir Ris. I drove it back as I was on the way to vaccinate 17 stray dogs. The appointment was 1 p.m but the Caesarean delayed me to 2 p.m. I informed the volunteers earlier. Today was Saturday and I don't usually go to vaccinate at the kennels as travelling took too much time.
The puppy cries remind me never to give up at the darkest hour. This was a rare success as most breeders gave up on the puppy after 10 minutes. This puppy had light pink tongue and was not moving or gasping for breath.
When it cried loudly, it had red nose and red feet. Exactly what you see in the picture!
Readers who have such experiences of more than 15 minutes of revival of the distressed pup, e-mail your experiences to me at drsing_98@yahoo.com.
Dr Kong Sing
www.toapayohvets.com
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