How your puppy can live
longer.
Mum has a large swelling. Can the Jack Russell puppies be born naturally?
"Doc, Doc, you have clamped the
puppy's feet!", the breeder's assistant shouted. The first puppy had
been delivered by Caesarean and while I was clamping the umbilical cord
before cutting it off, the second puppy burst out of the abdomen.
The first puppy was wriggling and its toes swayed towards the artery
forceps as I clamped. My attention was distracted by the second pup
exploding from the over-distended abdomen and a moving Jack Russell mother
under the minimal general anaesthetic.
I quickly released the clamp. The next 3 puppies were all ripe to be born.
The mother was contracting as the anaesthetic was kept to the bare minimum
to avoid any death risk. She moved her head sideways. "Hold the muzzle.
Increase the dose to 5%," I said. "For twenty seconds only."
Jack Russells seldom need Caesarean sections. This was an unusual case.
Her vulva was overshadowed by a huge soft tissue swelling. Her last right
breast was very swollen too. Fluid had accumulated inside the tissues.
"What is it? What is the cause?" the breeder asked. "Does the bitch need a
Caesarean delivery? Can I wait till she has problems of giving
birth?"
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It was hard to give birth naturally
as the swelling would have obstructed the birth canal.
"One or more puppies have obstructed the blood flow partially," I said.
"The pressure on the veins have caused them to leak out the 'plasma' and
this fluid has gone into the tissues, swelling the tissues. She will be
all right after the puppies are removed."
I doubt the breeder knows what I am talking about. "Do you mean the Jack
Russell mum has the same situation as a pregnant woman having swollen feet
in late pregnancy?"
"Yes," I said. It is easier to relate something rarely seen in pregnant
bitches to pregnant human beings. Why didn't I think of that?
With the breeder's help, the Caesarean operation was completed in less
than 30 minutes.
In this case, 5 out of the 6 puppies cried just as they were taken out and
there was nothing much to do. Still the breeder held the pup's head in
both hands and swung it up and down. Very near the floor level.
"Do not do the swinging so close to the floor," I advised. "You may hit
the puppy onto the floor."
"You are much faster now," the
breeder said. He had no Caesarean sections for almost a year and had not
seen me operating. "Practice makes perfect," I said. "That's why I
asked you to be prepare to handle and revive 6 pups within 5 minutes as I
take them out."
"Any drug for the swelling?" the breeder asked. "There is a drug,
but the bitch is nursing and the less drugs the better for her and the
puppies. The swelling will subside naturally."
The breeder's partner phoned. Everything was all right. |
 March
8 2004 was raining the whole day and I preferred not to venture out for
extension visits to the breeders. Torrential rain and flash floods
prevailed due to high tides at 3 pm.
Since I was checking the Jack
Russell mum with a large swelling above the vulva at the kennel, I might
as well check the Chihuahua puppies delivered by Caesarean 3 days
ago.
The Chihuahua mother was already so small and nursing 4 hungry pups. An
newborn Schnauzer was given to her as the mother had no milk.
5 pups would drain her of calcium and other nutrients and she may have
milk fever in the next week.
However, the breeder has supplemented with tube feeding of goat's milk.
Still, he has to be careful.
FOLLOW UP ON THE JACK RUSSELL
MOTHER.
Extracts from the
Asiahomes.com Book:
How Your Puppy Can Live Longer
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS.
Buyers interested in this book, email to
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Singapore Properties for rent to expatriates. Various properties are
available. It is not practical to list all of them. EXPATS RELOCATING TO
SINGAPORE OR IN SINGAPORE - Tel: +65 9668-6468, email
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HOUSE HUNTING
REPORT
Saturday, 8 July 2000
Condos $6,000 - $8,000
Near downtown |
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Time |
Property |
Room |
Sq ft |
Rent |
Comments |
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1.15pm |
Aspen Hts
Blk 261 Lobby E1 |
4+1 |
1,600 |
6,000 |
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1.30pm |
The Morningside
|
4+1 |
2,411, high floor |
6,500 |
10-min walk to Somerset subway. |
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2.00pm |
Lucky Tower
14th floor |
3+1 |
2,650 |
6,000 |
13-minute walk to Orchard subway. Meet
agent at lobby. |
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3.00pm |
Pebble Bay |
4+1 |
2,626 |
8,500 |
Ground floor. Lobby M. No
views. Suits expats with small kids. Agent to be contacted.
|
|
3.05pm |
Pebble Bay
|
3+1 |
1,894 |
7,000 |
Lobby H.
5th floor. Other apartments seen on entering living area but if you go to the left, there
is a beautiful river view. Complaint of lack of privacy. |
|
3.10pm |
Pebble Bay
|
4+1 |
2,357 |
7,500 |
Smaller study room than the 2,626 sq. ft unit. 5th floor. No good views. |
|
3.20pm |
The Waterside
|
4+1 |
2,411 |
6,000 |
Blk 11
FF..01 with green tree and car views living and bedrooms. Double rows
of sliding windows cut out traffic noise effectively. Main complaint
of similar units which have sea views on above 12th floor is traffic noise
from the ECP expressway. |
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3.30pm |
The Waterside |
4+1 |
2,411 |
4,400 |
Agent did not turn up. |
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4.15pm |
Valley Park Blk 475 |
3+1 |
1,700 |
6,200 |
Meet at lift lobby. |
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4.30pm |
Jervois Green
|
4+1 |
3,060 |
7,500 |
Guard post. Pool only. |
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5.00pm |
Spring Grove |
4+1 |
1,668 |
6,500 |
2nd floor. |
Conclusion:
Two expats were scheduled for house hunting today. One was interested in the East
Coast and the other was arriving from Bangkok but his flight was delayed.
Only the Pebble Bay and The Waterside condos were viewed today as the 2nd expat did not
arrive in Singapore on time to see the above units which would be re-scheduled for Sunday.
Pebble Bay was rated top in quality of interiors and resort ambience by
the Indian American but he "lost" his car in the massive underground car park.
The Waterside unit provided the privacy he liked as windows do not face other apartments,
and had a large dining area as well as spacious ensuite bedrooms. The grey kitchen
cabinets were not, of course, comparable to those of upscale Pebble Bay but the condo was
value for money.
The Costa Rhu 3-bedroom condos were considered too packed and had no privacy as pool
facing units look into opposite apartments. He did not see the water front
units. In any case, the dining areas are much smaller than those in The Waterside.
For a rent budget of $5,000, it is practically not possible to rent a big unit at Pebble
Bay, but it is realistic to get one at The Waterside.
EXPATS RELOCATING TO
SINGAPORE OR IN SINGAPORE
- Tel: +65 9668-6468, email
judy@asiahomes.com |
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