Help! Dog has inguinal hernia!

• Help! Dog has inguinal hernia! acdacd Posted : 1/9/2012 7:45:43 PM  Hello, I recently rescued a dog and took her to the vet for a checkup.  The vet stated he felt a "bubble" and that it was probably a hernia (I had never felt it prior to, but I wasn't poking around either).  Anyway, I was petting her today (5 days after the vet) and felt it.  The bulge is outside the skin and about the size of a robin egg ( maybe a bit bigger).  Should i get a second opinion about this needing to be operated on?  She is acting normally and eating normally.  She is 1yr 2mo old. LIKE 1 REPLY 841 VIEWS LAST POST CALLIECRITTURS 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
• calliecritturs Posted : 1/9/2012 11:23:50 PM If this isn't a vet you trust YES get another opinion but don't let it go.  A hernia can be dangerous (and painful).  Less typical in a female but if it were me I'd want it definitively diagnosed. Is she already spayed?  If it were me I'd want to talk to a vet about this that I trusted, and trusted to advise you on whether surgery is necessary or advised.  My personal experience with hernias in dogs was a totally different type of hernia (perianal hernia) but any hernia (particularly if part of the intestine is involved can be dangerous.  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