At Cliftwood Animal Hospital, we are proud to offer a wide range of cutting-edge canine reproductive services in Sandy Springs. Dr. Pabbidi is an expert in dog breeding, and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and expertise with professional breeders. If you are seeking expert canine reproductive care, you are in the right place.

Reproductive Services

Our reproductive services include:
  • Breeding soundness evaluations
  • Semen analysis
  • Semen freezing
  • Artificial Insemination
  • Trans-cervical insemination (Dr. Pabbidi is trained and certified)
  • Surgical insemination
  • Handling Fresh chilled semen
  • Infertility workups
  • C-sections
  • Whelping consultations

Previous Doctor and Owner Dr. Kestle has been freezing semen with Zoetis since 1992 at Cliftwood Animal Hospital and Dr. Pabbidi who is the current Owner and veterinarian mastered this technique and continued these services including semen colleciton, analysis and semen freezing. Our largest litters have always been from surgical inseminations performed with frozen semen at the right time.

Dr. Pabbidi enjoys working closely with professional breeds and helping them with pre-breeding exams, and OFA exams. He happily refers patients to other specialists for genetic testing. Dr. Pabbidi is writing the manuscript titled “determining the optimal timing for surgical insemination at cliftwood animal hospital using progesterone testing”. Dr. Pabbidi has vast experience in teaching and writing manuscripts in national and international peer reviewed journals.

Contract

The contracts below must be completed for each dog having semen frozen and stored at Cliftwood Animal Hospital for the first time or if a client is transferring frozen semen to Cliftwood Animal Hospital from another location.
*Seven days’ notice is required to ship/transfer any frozen semen. If you do not provide adequate notice, fee will be added to any and all bills.

Canine Surgical Insemination FAQs

What is canine surgical insemination?

An abdominal incision is made after the patient has undergone anesthesia and aseptic preparation. Once the uterus is located, semen is directly injected into an anterior horn of the uterus using a small needle.

Why is canine surgical insemination a useful procedure?

Breeding is most successful when semen can be placed in the anterior of the uterus at exactly the right time. This is especially useful when semen quality is low, when the female has fertility issues related to the cervix, and when using low-dose frozen semen.

What are the benefits of canine surgical insemination?

Semen must traverse the cervix to enter the uterus for fertilization to occur in natural breeding. With surgical insemination, the semen is exposed directly to the developing egg. This method has an excellent success rate, especially among sub-fertile females and instances where the semen’s quality is questionable.

Does my bitch need any testing before insemination?

Only a single breeding is typically performed using surgical insemination due to the cost and time involved. To maximize litter sizes and conception rates, ovulation timing is crucial. We always recommend a comprehensive pre-surgical exam and pre-anesthetic laboratory screenings before surgery.

Is there any other way to use frozen semen if I don’t want my bitch to undergo anesthesia?

Transcervical insemination also allows for intrauterine deposition of semen. However, surgical insemination is still recommended in circumstances with poor semen or a female with known cervix issues. Surgical insemination is the recommended and preferred technique for frozen semen.