He has
a large umbilical hernia that needs repaired.
Though her long locks covered and concealed much of her body, we also found another mass on her belly and
a large umbilical hernia.
Larger umbilical hernias can contain loops of the intestine.
Large umbilical hernias can strangulate when a loop of intestine gets pinched off within it.
Smaller hernias can close up on their own, or can be left alone and never bother a pet over the course of its life;
larger umbilical hernias are usually fixed during spay or neuter surgery.
Large umbilical hernias can strangulate when a loop of intestine or portion of another body organ, gets pinched off within it.
Not exact matches
If the
hernia remains very small and uncomplicated it may resolve itself in time but
large, complicated
umbilical hernias require veterinary treatment.
Small
umbilical hernias (a bubble - like protrusion of fat at the navel through an opening no
larger than the tip of your little finger) are common in Shih Tzu and are often due to excess stress on the
umbilical cord during delivery.
Experienced Berner breeders have found that bitches with
umbilical hernias - some quite
large - are unaffected by repeated pregnancies, even with
large litters.
Typically
larger in size, an irreducible
umbilical hernia is one in which part of one or more abdominal organs are protruding from the opening.