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Jane M Johnson

The journey continues.........

At 12.30am, you finally decide that enough is enough and you have to do something about Chickie. It is now nearly 16 hours since the vet first said that pups would be there in a couple of hours. Chickie is panting. She is very restless. She is obviously not comfortable.

You know you have to call the vet. You are forced to get to take Chickie to the emergency clinic over the other side of town, because nowhere else is open. They advise you that there is an additional fee of $100 for after hours appointments and additional fees if there is surgery involved.

It's 1.30am before you get to the surgery, and you have to wait another 20 minutes outside while the vet and nurse turn up. Neither are particularly gracious to see you.

Your vet does an internal examination on Chickie. He does not have good news. It appears that Chickie is not having contractions, and there appears to be a puppy stuck.

Your vet advises at this time that it would be a wise idea to do an emergency c-section on your bitch. You agree with the vet's recommendation.

You've never seen a dog being operated on before, and the vet gives you the option either stay and watch and help, or sit out in the waiting room.

Of course, there are consequences related to either decision.

Decision Point

You decide it is all too much and you will not stay while they operate on your dog. To go back out and wait in the waiting room, click here.

or,

However, your vet advises that during an emergency c-section, it would be good to have an extra set of hands on board in order to help revive the puppies if required. Click here to help with the operation.

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