Caesareans

Our veterinarians use caesarean sections for two primary reasons: First, an emergency caesarean is performed if an unborn animal becomes stuck during birth or if the mother appears to be unable to give birth naturally (i.e. owing to uterine inertia).

The second is that we commonly conduct elective caesareans in the final days before delivery to avoid complications that could risk the life of the mother or her babies.

Through the use of pet caesarean surgery, we can drastically minimise the number of babies that die during the birthing process.

Caesarean does not preclude a mother from naturally giving birth to her litter; instead, it protects against the possibility of "stillbirths," in which a baby animal dies during labour. At Melbourne Pet Surgery, it is extremely uncommon to lose a puppy or kitten through caesarean section birth.