Lump in the stomach of a puppy

[anderson1394]

i have a walker pup that is roughly 9weeks last night i noticed a dime sized lump that stickes down about 1\2in in the center of her belly i can push in back in and it fells like it goes trough a hole in the stomach lining has any one seen this in a pup and should i be overly concerned i cant get her to my normal vet till april there booked solid i have very high hopes for this pup and she is showing alot of heart and strive at such a young age i am highly concerned about this one has any one seen this and should i make a emergency trip to a bigger town to see a vet

[R.M.]

It sounds like an umbilical hernia. You need to get it fixed because they don’t fix themselves . But I think it should be fine to wait until April. BUT I'm not vet, so I could be all wet!

[R.M.]

If others agree that it is an umbilical hernia I would like to know if you think it is genetic or not. And should a dog be removed from a breeding program if it has the hernia

[pete richardson]

sounds like an umbilical hernia-

belly button didnt heal right

vet can fix it -

it is not an emergency


you can try , just keep pushing it back in-
it will stay in longer as stomach muscles close -
it gets harder to push back ----this is when it could be a concern--

dont want it too tight and out
dont have lots of experience with this but the few ive seen were all cured by just pushing them back in every time i handled pup

[anderson1394]

ok i will make a oppointment for aril it dosent seem to be hurting the pup or slowing it down i will contact the breeder for genetic info and let you know if it is a genetic thing with the pups he raises

[M Evertsen]

Its just an umbilical hernia. No big deal right now. Either the belly button didn't heal right, or momma pulled just a tad hard. I had a pup with one. I pushed it in every time I touched that dog, and then one day it was gone. The dog is 10 months now, and it hasn't been back. The muscles healed over it. I wouldn't waste time and money with the vet at this point unless it will not go back in when you push it. As long as it will go back in, just keep pushing on it, it will heal.

Later,

Marcial