We have an 8 month old female GSD pup who has a herniated belly button. Our vet said normally he doesn't fix them but if we ever plan to breed her, it needs to be fixed. Friends of ours who breed GSD's told us they have never had them fixed and never had a problem when having pups.
I don't want to put my girl through unneccessary surgery.But if she turns out to be a great Schutzhund dog, we plan to eventually breed her.
Any thoughts? Thanks so much!
Molly Graf Webboard User Reg: 06-11-2004
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if it is small, chances are what you are seeing is just a "dollop" of fat deposited outside of the hernia, before it closed. It is probably closed. Push on the "button" and if it squishes inside and disappears, it is open - if it doesn't, it is probably closed. If it is small and still open, it still won't cause any problems and is only cosmetic - no reason to fix it. Your vet is probably one of the rare vets who are not 'surgury happy' and recommend hernias no matter the size to be fixed. I never fix them or recommend that unless they are quite large. Smaller ones will never cause a problem breeding the bitch or not.
Molly, thanks so much for the reply. I can honestly say my vet is awesome and never seemed surgery happy, or even too quick to throw my dogs on meds. I think he's just trying to be on the safe side, knowing we might breed her. But I don't want to put her through it if she doesn't truly need it. Thanks again!
Our year old male has a little hernia. He has it since he was a baby. Our vet discouraged trying to "fix" it. The hernia was closed and the vet said it would be just for "cosmetic" reasons, and not worth the risk.
Thanks, Beth. If we weren't going to possibly breed her in the future, I wouldn't even consider it. But our vet said it should be fixed for that reason alone. But now 2 breeders have told me it is unnecessary.
Anyone else??
In a GSD, an umbilical hernia the size of a penny is inconsequential.
No worries! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Don't let your vet talk you into a surgical repair! Absolutely unnecessary.
FWIW, I would lay a money bet that Molly and I have WAY more experience with breeding dogs than your vet <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Cindy, I cannot thank you enough. We are definitely not going to put her through unneeded anesthesia and surgery.
This forum is wonderful! It's great to have access to so many knowledgable and experienced bredders!
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