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USA Realty (Singapore) asiahomes.com Pte Ltd
10 Apr 2004. Community dog breeder & pet shop education sponsored by http://www.asiahomes.com Excerpts from the book, "How your puppy can live longer." Dr Sing Kong Yuen |
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| The Shih Tzu
has a water bag The appearance of the water bag outside the vulva tended to confuse the new breeder. Would the puppy be coming out soon? How long should he wait before consulting the vet? What happened if the bitch ruptured the water bag with her teeth and lots of clear water spilled out. Should he wait for the puppy to be delivered and how long should he wait? Once the water bag appears and no puppy is delivered, an experienced breeder will rush to the veterinary surgeon for an emergency Caesarean delivery. If surgery is done within 60 minutes, chances are that the puppy will still be alive and not stressed out. |
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| Two water bags
in the Silkie Cross. Fighting to be first  It
is not very common to see TWO water bags in any bitch. This meant that two
puppies were jammed up inside the birth canal (vagina) and time is of the
essence to save the puppies and this means an emergency Caesarean delivery. The Silkie bitch was accidentally mated by a Sheltie. The puppies were larger than ordinary Silkies. Would they be born naturally if the two water bags had not presented themselves? It is hard to say. To provide affordable Caesarean surgeries, no X-rays were taken. The breeder thought there would be two large puppies. After all, Shelties are larger than Silkies and the crosses would be definitely larger. The bitch did not look heavily pregnant. Surprisingly, four Silkie X Shetland puppies were delivered by Caesarean section after midnight and were strong and vigorous. They grew up well and two were vaccinated by me at around 14 weeks old (see picture below). Very attractive cross bred puppies. Small bitches will mate with large dogs even though the owners think that they cannot do it. |
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| Case 1.
Entropion in the Chinese Shar-Pei The Shar-pei sleeps all the time "The Shar-pei puppy sleeps all day," said a pet owner who saw the puppy in my surgery. "Is this the same one from the pet shop?" She visited this pet shop frequently and bought her puppy from this shop. This pet shop has such a wide variety of puppies and it was a pleasure for pet lovers to visit it. "Yes," I said. This was a strange case because the Shar-pei had many interested prospective buyers but no closing when they see it "sleepy" all the time. I happened to be at the pet shop vaccinating the puppies. "Why don't you get the Shar-pei treated by the vet?" I asked the pet shop assistant. "It needed surgery to remove the excessive in-rolling eyelids. Nobody would buy this Shar-pei puppy." This Shar-pei had grown up to 6 months old and I felt sorry for him. He should be with a family rather than be in a cage.  Later, I phoned the pet shop owner. He said he had consulted a
veterinarian and thought that the Shar-pei had eye infections.
Actually, the Shar-pei's eyelids were rolled excessively inwards so that he could not see the world. Once the entropion operation was done, he could see more of the world. A big cherry eye was present in his left eye and a deep corneal ulcer was waiting to rupture in his right eye. The Shar-pei had surgery and should be able to see the world with two good eyes. I hope he would go to a good home. Within 4 weeks, he was sold. If the surgery had been done much earlier, he would not have to suffer so much pain in the eyes. Tips for pet shop owners. A second or third doctor's opinion may be necessary for conditions that do not resolve in one month's time. Preferably less time than that. Case 2. Entropion in the Chinese Shar-Pei TO OPERATE AND RELIEVE THE PAIN IN THE EYES OR WAIT FOR 4 - 8 WEEKS WHEN THE PUPS ARE STRONGER TO TAKE THE GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AND HAVE LESS RISK OF DYING ON THE OPERATING TABLE?  The
pet shop owner knew what his puppies were suffering from. Entropion - a
rolling in of the upper and lower eye-lids. Every day, the Shar-pei would
have yellowish eye discharge, squint and rub their eyes. The cornea had
big ulcers. These were 8 weeks old, healthy and eating well. They
were vaccinated two days ago and had just been handed to the pet shop.
He phoned me to get the pups operated. I was not keen to do so. These pups might die under the operating table as they were young. The recommendation for anaesthesia of puppies is after 12 weeks old when they are stronger. Should I operate or wait? I advised waiting. Yet, every week meant pain for the puppies and the loss of a premium in their selling price. The older the puppy, the lower the sales revenue. There are buyers. Yet, the pet shop owner cannot sell them when they have entropion as his reputation was very important. These puppies would need surgery and surgeries would be expensive for the buyer. It would cost around $400 or maybe less or more, depending on which veterinary surgeon you go to. So, what should be the veterinary surgeon do for this pet shop owner and the suffering blepharospasm (eye muscles contracted) Chinese Shar-Pei?
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