Dogs with
umbilical hernias usually have them corrected at six months when spayed.
Not exact matches
Or if you see bulging tissue after the cord falls off, this could be an «
umbilical hernia», which
usually goes away on its own, but should be watched by a doctor.
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.
Umbilical hernias are usually in puppies and can resolve themselves, in adult dogs the cause of umbilical hernias is usuall
Umbilical hernias are
usually in puppies and can resolve themselves, in adult dogs the cause of
umbilical hernias is usuall
umbilical hernias is
usually trauma.
Simple
umbilical hernia's similar to how you describe
usually resolve themselves before the puppy reaches six months of age and as long as there are no complications, there should be no reason to perform surgery before the day of spaying.
Some
umbilical hernias resolve themselves within six months of age but some persist; they are
usually corrected during spaying.
Reducible
umbilical hernias are
usually just fat passing through the
umbilical opening; if the
hernia would resolve itself it would have done so around six months of age.
Usually an
umbilical hernia isn't significant clinically and poses little health risk, complications occur if a loop of intestine enters through the
umbilical opening where is may get strangulated.
The urination and defecation shouldn't be related to the
hernia but due to other causes; most cases of
umbilical hernias are uneventful and are
usually corrected during spay or castration.
Umbilical hernias are
usually harmless and unless they pose a health threat, are monitored for growth or other changes and are
usually corrected during a different surgery as an «add on»; normally the
hernia would comprise of fat, but if the intestine pass through, the complication may lead to death if not resolved quickly.
Umbilical hernia's may be congenital or acquired (
usually by trauma); congenital
hernia's
usually resolve themselves within six months of age, acquired
hernia's
usually require surgery.
Umbilical hernias are
usually non-problematic unless intestinal content is trapped and blood flow is restricted.