Director of the Center Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kaya said that with this method they have yielded successful results.
At Yüzüncü Yıl University's (YYÜ) Van Cat Research and Application Center, a Van cat (a species from Turkey's province of Van) gave birth to three healthy kittens via cesarean section. The Center started a cesarean section program for Van Cats that for certain reasons can't give natural birth.
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What distinguishes them from other species are their silky white furs; they generally have amber or blue eyes, or are odd-eyed.
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The center developed the cesarean section system, known as a hysterotomy in medical terms, for cats incapable of natural birth, to give birth to their young.
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With this program a cat gave cesarean birth to three healthy kittens.
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Director of the Center Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kaya said that with this method they have yielded successful results.
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Kaya also stated that they mobilized all resources for feline mothers.
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“To protect and continue the species of Van Cats, to help them give birth to healthy newborns, our research is ongoing and that we will continue to launch every project that is necessary,” Kaya said.
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Cat cesarean sections cost approximately 500 Turkish Liras.
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7 years ago