my 6 week old pup has a hernia which i think was caused by the vet cutting the cord to short will it cause him problems will it go away?

Our first pup, Chloe who is now almost 7, had a hernia which caused her no problems until she was about 4 or 5months old when, during a bout of puppy-ish leaping about(!)she managed to tear it internally, therefore making the hole bigger, this allowed a larger piece of intestine to 'escape' and the whole hernia went purple. As well as looking bad it was also, said out vet, quite dangerous so it was operated on and now all she has left is a little scar and we've had no further problems.

We aren't sure what caused it in the first place but her dam also had a hernia, not sure if the two are connected and Chloe was the only one of the litter of 7 to have a hernia.

I have known quite a few dogs with hernias that have not caused a single problem, so I wouldn't worry to much about it at the moment.

Anyone an theories on hernias being hereditary or other reasons for them? It would be interesting to hear other peoples stories.

Emily :)

Hi Kellybrown,

Our dog who is now 14 months old had an hernia when he was 10 weeks old.  We took him back to the kennels where we purchased him and their vet examined him and decided that he would operate on him to correct it (I think they push it back in or something) He was only about 5 months when he had the operation but he was absolutely fine.:-)  Have a word with your vet if you are worried and they should be able to advise you wheather it would be better to operate or not.  The hernia won't just go away on its own.  I think that I have heard that they can be hereditary and I have also heard that the bitch can do this when she breaks the cords with her teeth.