Editorial
A pet owner’s devastating warning is circulating on social media after her ‘beautiful’ bulldog ‘died following a C-section’.
The woman took to the Instagram account @hampshire_bulldogs on April 18 and shared that heartbreakingly her pooch, named Princess, had passed away after giving birth to 10 puppies.
She penned: “PLEASE PLEASE think of the risks associated with breeding your pets.
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“If I’d [have] known the outcome of her pregnancy I’d never [have] bred her, she was my best friend and a massive part of our family.”
The pet owner went on to say that the bulldog gave birth to her pups on April 16 and that afterwards, she wouldn’t wake up.
She continued: “An hour later she still had not woken up. The vets asked us to go in sit, stroke and talk with her in the hope of her hearing our voices would bring her round.
“Three hours later she hadn’t woken up, her heart was deteriorating and after countless shots of adrenaline she wasn’t waking up. At 7:06 she passed away with me by her side. She has 10 healthy strong pups who never met [their] mum.
“My heart is broken into a million [pieces]. I will always miss, her she was my first fur love and things won’t ever be the same in our house without her.”
The pet owner warned others to consider the type of dog they have before breeding it, especially if it’s a type that ‘requires a C-section’.
“Please please think of the risks associated with breeding dogs that [are] known to require c-sections. The risk is real, the risk of losing your baby is not worth a litter of puppies and the money that generates,” she added.
Fortunately, the woman went on to reveal that the 10 puppies from the litter are doing well and they also have a foster mum.
She reassured followers: “Her 10 puppies are doing well and we are SO lucky to have a foster mum, a spaniel with three pups of her own raising six of them and four being hand-reared.
“There is no way we would [have] managed to hand feed and stimulate 10 orphaned pups every two hours. All 10 are doing really well.”
It is common for bulldogs to require a C-section when delivering a litter. This is due to dystocia, which means the animal will experience difficult labour.
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