Multiply - The Breeding and C-Section Guide

Nadine Apteker is a 2012 graduate of the veterinary medicine programme at LMU Munich. After finishing her studies she obtained a position as assistant at the Division for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Andrology at the Centre for Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer at Vetmeduni Vienna.
After one year of rotating clinical work in the subfield of reproductive medicine in small animals, equine and farm animals, she was accepted into a PhD programme as well as a residency programme by the European College of Animal Reproduction. In 2016 she completed successfully both her PhD and residency and attained her Diploma as veterinary specialist in animal reproduction.
Nadine moved to South Africa in 2017 where she started working for the Cape Animal Fertility Clinic, focusing on equine and canine reproduction. She is passionate about sharing and exchanging knowledge and is actively involved with local welfare organizations and volunteer sterilization programmes.

Dr. Michelle Kutzler graduated from Washington State University veterinary college in 1993 and worked in private practice for four years before going to Cornell University to complete a residency in theriogenology and PhD in physiology. She has been on the faculty at Oregon State University for the past 23 years where she has conducted research on the long-term adverse health effects of gonadectomy in dogs as well as alternative surgical and non-surgical methods for sterilizing dogs and cats. Dr. Kutzler has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, over fifty book chapters, and two books (titled Feline Reproduction and Small Animal Pediatrics). She is on the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs, the National Animal Interest Alliance, and Epivara. She is the current chair of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Reproduction Control Committee and the co-chair of the Scientific Committee for the 2026 International Symposium on Canine and Feline Reproduction. Dr. Kutzler is also an American Kennel Club judge for performance and companion events and Breeder of Merit of Dachshunds. Dr. Kutzler has been married to an incredibly supportive spouse for 29 years, has three amazing adult children, and one precocious granddaughter.