How to deal with abnormal fetal position in dog delivery

When a dog has abnormal fetal position during delivery, the owner is best to send the dog to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. If time is too late or conditions are limited, you can follow the following steps Try the method carefully.
1. Use warm salt water or alcohol to disinfect and clean the area around the female dog’s vulva. Remember: birth attendants must disinfect their own hands.
2. One person controls the female dog, and the midwife holds the female dog’s abdomen with one hand (to prevent the fetus from moving backward). Insert the index finger of one hand into the birth canal of the female dog to check whether the fetal position is correct (normally, the mouth is facing the pelvis). If the fetus has its head curled up, touch the fetus' skull, then straighten the fetus' mouth with your index finger, and push outward with the hand that is holding the abdomen. Repeat several times, and you may be successful.
3. If your index finger touches the forelimbs of the fetus, push the forelimbs back into the birth canal, and then correct the fetal position (mouth to pelvic opening).
4. If your index finger touches the tail or one hind limb of the fetus, hold the female dog’s abdomen tightly with the same hand (to prevent the fetus from moving backward). Use your index fingers to hook out the baby's hind limbs, and use gauze or a small towel to hold the baby's legs. Gently hold the fetus's legs with one hand, and push outwards with the other hand. When the fetus's buttocks come out, use gauze or a small towel to grasp the skin of the fetus's buttocks and gently pull out.
5. If you push and pull like this several times, the fetus will most likely come out safely. When the fetus' head is stuck in the pelvis, reach into the mother dog's abdomen with your hand, touch the fetus' head and push it out gently.
6. During operation, be sure to stay calm, don’t panic, and don’t use excessive force. Do not insert your index finger into the female dog's vulva repeatedly, as it can easily injure the female dog's vulva. After delivery, scrub the inside and outside of the dog's vulva with gentamicin injection (once or twice a day), and inject antibiotics for three consecutive days.

Symptoms of abnormal fetal position in dog birth

1. The strong contraction of the female dog’s abdominal wall lasts for 30-60 minutes, but the newborn fetus is not delivered;
2. No active delivery for 1-2 hours Puppies pass;
3. During active delivery, the rest period exceeds 4 to 6 hours;