Hernia & Belly Button? Whats the difference?

• Hernia & Belly Button? Whats the difference? Suzi Posted : 3/2/2006 8:03:05 PM So one vet told me JJ got a hernia and the second vet told me it's not a hernia, it's a belly button!  What's the difference?  It's a bump on the tummy seems to be the same thing!?  LIKE 6 REPLIES 793 VIEWS LAST POST KENNEL_KEEPER Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sally Posted : 3/2/2006 9:45:29 PM Actually, a hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall.  A belly button is well.....a belly button.  I would go with the belly button idea until he's older. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Suzi Posted : 3/2/2006 10:02:34 PM She is going to be spayed real soon, I was told that a hernia could be fix at the same time.  So if it's a belly button, it doesn't need to be fix?  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sally Posted : 3/2/2006 11:59:21 PM I would think that if it's a hernia it would be easy to fix during a spay.  If it's a belly button, there's nothing to fix.  Make sure you are working with a vet you trust. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stef w Posted : 3/3/2006 8:52:32 AM Hernias are basically a space in the stomach muscle.  They cause a bump on the belly.   I was with a friend for her litter's vet visit and this is what the vet said ... So it's heresay - but I'll post it anyway: There are two types of hernias.  There are ones that you can "recess" by pushing them in.  (They will temporarily disappear.)  These are the ones you definitely don't want - because intestine can "hang" in the space and it can stop things from passing through.  There are also hernias that are permanently out.  These are less serious - more of a cosmetic issue.   It's probably a good idea to have it fixed when you get the spay done - that way you never have to worry about it.  However, our basset had one that we could "recess" and lived happily to a ripe old age.    Cheers! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Ashley Posted : 3/5/2006 12:15:36 AM I have never heard of a dog having a 'belly button'.  My shih tzu had a hernia and it was easily fixed when he was neutered.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• kennel_keeper Posted : 3/5/2006 7:09:23 AM Umbilical hernias (outties) typically are seen in pups where the mom (or whomever delivered the pups) cuts the cord to short, in my experience. They rarely cause any problems, but most choose to "fix" it when they "fix" them. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login