Puppy Overload

An exciting week for our surgeries as we had two caesarian procedures and 8 SUPERCUTE newborn puppies. Read the lovely stories of Lily and Willow below.

Lily’s story

Team Briar had the honour of assisting Lily to bring her little pup into the world! What a special day 😍😍😍

On examination and imaging, it was obvious that Lily was going to struggle to bring the large-sized pup into the world safely so our fabulously skilled Enrico performed an emergency caesarian to remove the pup safely. Enrico was assisted by our wonderful Registered nurse Justine who performed Lily’s anaesthetic and kept her safely asleep and pain-free!

The knowledgable and experienced nursing team were on hand to assist in the delivery and play ‘mum’ until Lily was recovered from her surgery and ready to meet her offspring!

We discharged Lily and her pup home that afternoon to recover. Lily proved to be a thoroughly attentive mum from the beginning so sure she’ll take it all in her stride!🐶😍🐶🍼😍🐶🍼😍🐶🍼😍🐶🍼😍🐶🍼😍

Willow and her babies

Just look at proud Mum Willow with her adorable newborn babies after her emergency Cesarian Section. Poor Willow had given birth to one puppy naturally but was having trouble continuing to give birth (dystocia) so worried Mum and Dad quickly brought her to Lakeview Vets.

After a clinical examination by our lovely Veterinary Surgeon Clemence, Willow was rushed to theatre for major surgery to remove the remaining puppies from her uterus under general anaesthesia. On removal, the puppies were stimulated to breathe, closely monitored and kept warm by our amazing veterinary staff Melissa and Shell. Dear Willow and puppies have recovered well as you can see from this amazing video.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

If your pet is showing any signs below or difficulty during birth please contact us immediately.

• Your pet has been in labour for more than 2 hours without producing puppies.
• A green discharge from the vagina without puppies having been born.
• It has been more than two hours between puppies being passed.
• Your pet is continually straining for a few minutes with a puppy or fluid-filled bubble stuck in the birth canal.
• Your pet has had intense contractions for more than 20 minutes without a puppy being born.
• Your pet is depressed or dull with a high temperature.
• Your pet has had blood coming from their vagina for more than 10 minutes
• A puppy is seen in a breach position.
• Your dog has shown no signs of whelping after her gestation period (62_64 days)