CLINICAL VETERINARY SURGERY VIDEO SERIES- CESAREAN SECTION IN A PUG

Cesarean section (Hysterotomy) is a life saving operation for the mother and the foetus. The time of presentation of case is crucial in determining the success of the procedure. Hysterotomy is done on an emergency basis for cases of dystocia refractory to medical management.  Normal gestation period of dogs ae 62-65 days. In this case a 5 yr old Pug was presented with history of straining for past 18 hrs 
On laparotomy,the gravid uterus was exteriorised and  2 dead foetus of normal growth were removed from each horn. 

One foetus was seen blocking the body  resulting in the complete compression of the lumen and the birth canal .This could have been the cause of death for the rest of the pups.In this case the animal had crossed 69  days of gestation and 18 hours of intermittent straining complicated by a faulty blocking foetus at the body of the uterus  had resulted in death of foetuses.  This  emergency casarean section saved her life.

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