tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)TOA PAYOH VETS
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Date:   12 April, 2008     
Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters & rabbits.

 

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*10 a.m - 5 p.m (Mon - Sun, except Sat). Dr Sing. By Appointment Only.

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Appointment preferred.
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In 2003 - 2006, I was kept very busy with Caesarean sections from many various dog breeders in Singapore. Digital pictures of most cases were put on toapayohvets.com to enable me to research and review the diverse case problems and solutions.
It was a crazy sleep-deprived period as Caesarean sections happened past midnight. Some clients did not turn up while I waited at the Surgery waiting in the eerie isolated surgery in the neighbourhood of undertakers.

Fees charged were $250 per Caesarean section irrespective of the time, complexity of surgery or the number of pups. Caesarean section is generally advised when the dam looks distressed and cannot give birth after 2 hours of labour/between pups. For Chihuahuas and Yorkshire Terriers with dystocia, a delay of >2 hours usually results in the death of pups. Each case is different from another. Obviously, if the sire is large or there is the single-pup syndrome, elective Caesarean section is prudent to save the pups and reduce distress and death to the dam.  

See your vet earlier if a water bag is seen but no pups are born and/or there is a green vaginal discharge. It takes at least an hour to get to the vet and to start the surgery. Phone your vet early.  

Dams die of septicaemia when the pups had died and decomposed due to delays, despite Caesarean section. A foul stench is usually present when the breeder had delayed for several hours.

I hope these pictorial narratives may be of use to young practising vets, home breeders and puppy buyers surfing the internet - Dr Sing Kong Yuen - April 12, 2008.

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May 2004 pictures of Caesarean cases done and one 2008 Caesaran case by Dr Sing Kong Yuen for Singapore's dog breeders
Hot afternoon, chihuahua mum overweight, waterbag ruptured 1 hour ago, 3 live vigorous pups
Timely Caesarean delivery saved all 2 big mini-malteses Mother awake, get pups to suckle at surgery before going home.
  May 2 04. The itchy dog needs a prescription of anti-fungal tablets?
HOW TO SELECT A VIGOROUS PUPPY IN SINGAPORE
Handphone pictures are not that good but in the 2008 case below, I forget to bring along my digital camera. So I used my handphone was used. The pups grew up magnificently. Pics 1152 - 1160 gives you an idea of how to select a vigorous puppy.
Oxytocin injection released milk to pups. Toa Payoh Vets Miniature Schnauzer 65th day. Caesarean. Pups still alive. Toa Payoh Vets
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1075. 65th-day Miniature Schnauzers delivered by Caesarean section. Inverted nipples in this first-time dam. Help puppies to suckle. Milk released soon after  oxytocin injection was given.  tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1076. Unbelievable. Four 65th- day pups with long nails can still be alive! Normally 58th day birth for this breeder.
Miniature Schnauzer 65th day. Caesarean. 2 pups stuck at ut body. Toa Payoh Vets It was one of those money-cannot-buy joys to see the Caesarean pups again at 6 weeks of age when they come in for their first vaccination.

Each has his/her own temperament, just like small children.

I have presented a pictorial narrative on how to select your puppy in Pics 1152 - 1160 below.  
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1077. Dam growled at the vet. May bite puppies. Overdue puppies cried before the umbilicus is clamped! 
Miniature Schnauzers, 6 weeks, first vaccination. Toa Payoh Vets Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1152. Selecting a puppy. Put pups on a flat surface or table in a new environment. Watch their behaviour. Note the active one (3rd from left) not afraid to explore new areas.  tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1153. The active one is carried before he leaps off the table. His sister is cautious (2nd from left).
Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1154. I advise the breeder to put the active one (2nd from left) in between his siblings. tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1155. The active one hears whistling sounds from a welder on his left as my surgery is in an industrial park area.
Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1156. The active ones goes to investigate and may fall off the table. tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1157. The breeder catches him.
Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1158. He is now on the left and gets distracted by me calling him. The sole female is 2nd from the left. tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1159. The active one looks at some noises to the right at passers by. The 2nd most active pup is on the right.
Puppy Selection. Most active, alert and mildly aggressive is the best for you? Toa Payoh Vets  
tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)1160. He goes exploring again, taking risks of falling off the table. This pup will be the best buy due to his vigour and size but he is likely to dominate you.  
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