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Roadside Cesarean Fails - Georgia Outdoor News Forum
I was on my way back to work and was on Forest Parkway, about a mile from the store. I crossed over 75 and laying in the road was a mature doe that had been hit by a car. She was kicking and struggling to get up. As I slowly passed her in the right lane, I could see that she was pregnant and the fawns inside her were kicking. I don't know what I was thinking, but I immediately pulled over on the shoulder, grabbed my gerber skinning knife, waded into traffic and grabbed the still kicking deer by one of the rear legs. As I was dragging her across two lanes of traffic, I spotted a large piece of cardboard that could be my "operating table". By this time the doe had expired. I quickly made an incision in her abdomen, stuck my hand in and felt one of the fawns. I pulled it out, cut it out of the amniotic sac and believe it or not, started rescue breathing and chest compressions. Both fawns were not moving and lifeless. I did this with both fawns, but to no avail. I tried for about 10 minutes. They were alive and kicking less than a minute before, just wish I could have saved them. They appeared to be very close to full term. Thought I would share the story.
I was on my way back to work and was on Forest Parkway, about a mile from the store. I crossed over 75 and laying in the road was a mature doe that had been hit by a car. She was kicking and struggling to get up. As I slowly passed her in the right lane, I could see that she was pregnant and the fawns inside her were kicking. I don't know what I was thinking, but I immediately pulled over on the shoulder, grabbed my gerber skinning knife, waded into traffic and grabbed the still kicking deer by one of the rear legs. As I was dragging her across two lanes of traffic, I spotted a large piece of cardboard that could be my "operating table". By this time the doe had expired. I quickly made an incision in her abdomen, stuck my hand in and felt one of the fawns. I pulled it out, cut it out of the amniotic sac and believe it or not, started rescue breathing and chest compressions. Both fawns were not moving and lifeless. I did this with both fawns, but to no avail. I tried for about 10 minutes. They were alive and kicking less than a minute before, just wish I could have saved them. They appeared to be very close to full term. Thought I would share the story.