Sentences with phrase «umbilical hernias at»

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In the case of an umbilical hernia, where there is a break in the abdominal wall at the navel and a hernia causes a protrusion at the external site, African women tape a coin over the navel and wait for the internal wall to heal.

If a parent has bone or joint disease, allergic skin disease, bad teeth and gums, ear infections, eye problems, separation anxiety, destructive behavior, tender feet (cutting toe nails), oily musty skin odor, coprophagy, liver, heart or kidney disease, bladder stones, asthma, fatty tumors, poor physique or coordination, umbilical and other hernias or another disease, then the puppy is at least ten times as likely to inherit these problems than a puppy from healthier parents.

* Umbilical (belly button) hernias, retained puppy teeth, and rear dewclaws should be removed at the time of your pets» sterilization procedure.

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.

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In more than 30 years of experience with Bernese Mountain Dogs, only once did our veterinarian feel surgical correction of an umbilical hernia was necessary The size of the protrusions we have seen range from minuscule to the size of a nickel at 6 weeks, and if makes note of the presence of a hernia, the pup is monitored.

An umbilical hernia is the protrusion of abdominal contents beneath the skin at the navel (umbilicus).

Sometimes cutting the umbilical cord too close at birth can cause an umbilical hernia, but it is generally considered an inherited defect.

Dogs with umbilical hernias usually have them corrected at six months when spayed.

If there is a hard knot or protrusion coming from Sassy's belly button, then an examination from a Veterinarian would be required to determine if the symptoms she is suffering from are due to the protrusion (hernia) or some other cause (foreign body, infection, parasites, poisoning etc...); normally an umbilical hernia causes very little trouble and is corrected at the same time as neutering.

And at a very low price because he had an umbilical hernia.

My dog was neutered about a month ago and had an umbilical hernia removed at the same time.

My 10 month old miniature pinscher had an umbilical cord hernia fixed at 6 months old when she was stayed.

If the bump is at the umbilicus (belly button) then the cause maybe an umbilical hernia which may be caused by a passage of fat through the opening (best scenario) or intestines (worst scenario); a visit to your Veterinarian should be made as soon as possible as the blue colour may indicate congestion of venous blood and should be seen as soon as possible.

Last Spring, a new doctor at the vet's office informed that my dog had an umbilical hernia.