Can You Breed A Dog With An Umbilical Hernia?
Can you breed a dog with an umbilical cord hernia?
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What do umbilical hernias mean for my breeding program? If a hernia is sufficiently large it requires surgery, the dog should not be bred. Dogs with minor hernias or in which hernias went away naturally should be considered to have a fault that you want to breed away from.
How do you fix a dog’s umbilical hernia?
If the hernia has not closed by the time of spaying or neutering, surgical repair of the hernia is recommended. The surgery can be performed at the time of spaying and neutering. The fibrous or scar tissues that have formed around the hernia are dissected out or removed, and the defect is closed with sutures.
Can you breed a Shih Tzu with a hernia?
In female pups, you can see and feel a swelling in the groin area. In male dogs, the scrotum may look unusually large. Since there is a real likelihood of genetic transmission, any dog that has had an inguinal hernia should not be bred although the actual mode of transmission has not been identified at this point.
