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Originally Posted by wannabe
Pseudopregnancy - the real reason we're all REALLY glad we're not dogs.
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Growing up, our female dog would collect all my baby brother's squeaky toys as her brood, and she'd make a nest in the closet!
I recently read an article about
dog c-secs (among other things):
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...Buttons's face reflects the sad-sack stress of a bitch that is getting pictures taken of her nine puppies, about to be popped by C-section.
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The sweet-sick smell of freshly tapped rubbing alcohol begins to permeate the clinic's operating area.
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Dr. Johnson inserts an IV into the dog's paw and wraps it with gauze. The sweet-talking technician shaves the dog's belly, careful to avoid the cluster of protruding nipples. Buttons is carried into the small operating room, and the technicians drape towels over their arms, ready for flying pups. el pre-op table. Dr. Johnson inserts an IV into the dog's paw and wraps it with gauze. The sweet-talking technician shaves the dog's belly, careful to avoid the cluster of protruding nipples. Buttons is carried into the small operating room, and the technicians drape towels over their arms, ready for flying pups. |
It's very eery and interesting...how all these show dogs are bred w/ IVF and c-sectioned, to secure the prized puppies, and to maximze return for the effort. You wouldn't want one of those 8 pups to die because of a natural birth, would you? (Let alone let the dog mate with a real dog in the first place!)
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