Puppy Hernia question

[darren m]

any body any experince of hernia,s in puppys .

 

umbillical hernia ( i think during birth ) 8 week old pup , do they cause problems for the future .

can they still become workers etc

 

need opinions or experinces good or bad

 

thanks

[monkeyboots]

i had a pup last year and my cousin had 2 pups with it the vet removed them he said the hernias are ok if they are small but the 1s on our pups where about the size of a pea

[pegleg31]

my cocker had one.

 

the vet said as long as it's small and you can push it back in it should'nt cause any problems.they also said that the stomach muscle's can grow around them and sort them out.if it is'nt too big i would'nt bother,but check with the vet.my cocker's was the size of a pea as a pup and never got any bigger.

 

he ate a conker a month or so back so needed operating on so i got them to sort the hernia out at the same time :yp:

 

hope this helps

 

Russ

Edited February 28, 2010 by pegleg31

[MM]

on behalf of your dogs, please sort them out :yp:

[jason kaye]

I had a litter of GSPs and one of the pups had an umbilicle hernia,the vet told me to leave it for a few weeks and see if the abdominal muscles grow round it , if not it's not a major job and he would sort it out,in the end he had to operate(not a major op) at a cost of £80.Please see your vet at worse it's only £80 hope this helps Jase.

[lurchers]

the vets told me before when a friends dog had 1 that they are hireditary and a mate bred a litter lakelands and all the pups had them.if i was you i would visit the vet and if it is in the breeding i wouldnt be breeding from the dog.atb

[darren m]

Thanks for the replies. I dont own the pup, just enquiring as i'd seen a nice bitch up for sale. But unfortunatly we were told by the breeder that it does have a hernia. It was caused by her having a small bleed from the umbilical cord at a few days old, rather than her being born with it.

keep the info coming.

Thanks