Jefferson Veterinary Hospital received a call that a pregnant Great Dane in labor had delivered two puppies but had stalled and that no puppy had been delivered for five hours but the dog was still in active labor. This is known as dystocia. One of our Veterinarians, Dr. Ahalt, examined the patient and it was determined that a c-section was necessary to save the life of the remaining puppies and the mother. Dr. Ahalt performed an emergency c-section surgery on the patient and retrieved the remainder of the puppies.
