Skyy delivered two healthy puppies via c-section today….one harlequin girl and one mantle boy (these puppies are spoken for).
I was hoping she would go into labor on her own, but her temperature never dropped (indicative of impending labor), so we trucked off to the vet clinic for the c-section today.
We arrived at the clinic at noon and started the pre-op procedures. Got Skyy’s pre-op blood work done, her tummy shaved and the IV started. They then took Skyy back and got her under and situated. Once things were ready to roll, I was able to be present for the birth. The puppies were born about 1:30.
Puppy Birth Day Picture Gallery :: C-Section images (graphic)
Kudos to Cedar Creek Clinic – they are extremely competent and capable! Major thanks as well to Tiana for all her help today!
The downer for the day was that a very large tumor was discovered on Skyy’s spleen during surgery. It’s most likely hemangiosarcoma and the prognosis is not good. We are going the conservative route and will take each day as it comes.