Stuck Puppy

Xeph · 02-10-2013, 09:23 AM

A friend of mine whelped her first litter yesterday (Finnish Spitz). It unfortunately ended in C section due to a stuck puppy. She has given me permission to show the x ray.

There was no indication that anything was wrong. Her bitch was not in distress. She took her into the vet on a gut feeling

Sunflowers · 02-10-2013, 09:30 AM

Awww, bless her heart, poor dog.
I have had two C-sections. No picnic.
Thank goodness the owner caught on in time.
I love the little spines and skulls in there!

FG167 · 02-10-2013, 09:36 AM

Hey, I think I know her! Was it Bubbles?

Xeph · 02-10-2013, 09:37 AM

The owner was on and off the phone with me all day. She got concerned when there was no puppy for 5 hours. I had consulted with people more knowledgeable than I, and none of them seemed alarmed by the break.

She took the bitch in just to get an x ray and see how many were left in her, and the breech puppy surprised everybody

FG, yes, it was Bubbles

**jocoyn** · 02-10-2013, 11:35 AM

Did they all survive?

wolfstraum · 02-10-2013, 11:54 AM

you see that pup whose spine is curled?????? THAT IS WHY I NEVER GIVE OXYTOCIN WITHOUT AN X-RAY!!! Good for her for going to the vet instead of giving oxy.....Glad everyone is OK!

Lee

Xeph · 02-10-2013, 11:58 AM

Nancy, no. Only 3 of 5 survived. They are all healthy and well. Owner and mother are exhausted. Bubbles is being a GREAT mother! She whelped the first two on her own luckily, so chances of complications from the C section were significantly reduced.

The owner didn't even have oxy, and I don't think she would have risked it anyway. Glad she went with her instincts

**Lauri & The Gang** · 02-10-2013, 11:59 AM

All I can say is ...

OUCHIE!!!!!!

Lee - you are SO right!!

SimbaplusLucy · 02-10-2013, 03:42 PM

Is this a common problem ? Or is it a rare occurance?

Xeph · 02-10-2013, 04:06 PM

A stuck puppy? It's common enough.

02-10-2013, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,149	Stuck Puppy A friend of mine whelped her first litter yesterday (Finnish Spitz). It unfortunately ended in C section due to a stuck puppy. She has given me permission to show the x ray. There was no indication that anything was wrong. Her bitch was not in distress. She took her into the vet on a gut feeling __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

02-10-2013, 09:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sunflowers Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 4,661	Awww, bless her heart, poor dog. I have had two C-sections. No picnic. Thank goodness the owner caught on in time. I love the little spines and skulls in there! __________________ Norden von Narnia--Hans, dob 1-15-2012 http://pdgf.pitapata.com/uC6lm4.png

02-10-2013, 09:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
FG167 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,534	Hey, I think I know her! Was it Bubbles? __________________ ~ Falon ~ Eden (Corgi) Kastle (GSD) Limit (Kelpie) Aikon (GSD) Topsy & Turvy (Bengals)

02-10-2013, 09:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,149	The owner was on and off the phone with me all day. She got concerned when there was no puppy for 5 hours. I had consulted with people more knowledgeable than I, and none of them seemed alarmed by the break. She took the bitch in just to get an x ray and see how many were left in her, and the breech puppy surprised everybody FG, yes, it was Bubbles __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

02-10-2013, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,804	Did they all survive? __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

02-10-2013, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
wolfstraum Crowned Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: PA Posts: 8,188	you see that pup whose spine is curled?????? THAT IS WHY I NEVER GIVE OXYTOCIN WITHOUT AN X-RAY!!! Good for her for going to the vet instead of giving oxy.....Glad everyone is OK! Lee __________________ Csabre Sch1, Hexe Sch2, Bengal, Komet, Kyra, Kira & Kougar v Wolfstraum ~ - Danger Sch1 SAR - ATB~ Kougar Sch3, Kyra Sch3, Cito Sch2, Alice Sch1, Kelsey CD, Ret ~ Basha Sch3, Fenja Sch3 wolfstraum.net

02-10-2013, 11:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,149	Nancy, no. Only 3 of 5 survived. They are all healthy and well. Owner and mother are exhausted. Bubbles is being a GREAT mother! She whelped the first two on her own luckily, so chances of complications from the C section were significantly reduced. The owner didn't even have oxy, and I don't think she would have risked it anyway. Glad she went with her instincts __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

02-10-2013, 11:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,736	All I can say is ... OUCHIE!!!!!! Lee - you are SO right!! __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

02-10-2013, 03:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
SimbaplusLucy New Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 20	Is this a common problem ? Or is it a rare occurance?

02-10-2013, 04:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 5,149	A stuck puppy? It's common enough. __________________ Jackie and the Marcato Shepherds (and one cat) Strauss: The service dog Mirada: The Mogwai Wesson: The girl with a boy's name Mahler: The sporty sable Vixie: The plucky show girl Barrett: The Frikken Tikken

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