Umbilical Hernia - Page 1

Can a bitch that has had an umbilical hernia repaired carry a litter of puppies in the future?
If I spay her while the hernia is being repaired can she still participate in Schutzhund?
Thanks!

Yes but its genetic most of the time and you will only pass it along to the puppies.
My guess is yes to the second question but I'm not in Schutzhund.

Yes I have one that had a fairly big hernia she only produced it once she  never had an issue carrying puppies and really its a very minor flaw ,all dogs have flaws that one is just easy to see

Depends on if it is a true umbilical hernia or just a "delayed closure" . Please read the following link to a breeder veterinarian's opinion of the facts.
http://www.showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/breedvet/umbilical.html
Hope that helps!
Debby

I would say it is not a true umbilical hernia.  There is not intestine in the "bubble".  My girl is 14 months and as she's gotten bigger it has also.  I was told the mother ripped the cord of to harshly and that is what caused it.  I was waiting until I spayed her to fix this which I thought was going to be at 6 months.  Since I've been reading around and it is suggested to let them reach full maturity before spaying, I don't know if I should fix this "hernia" now and spay later or just have them both taken care of at the same time.  I don't have intentions of breeding, but wanted to wait until her hip were checked before I made the permanent decision to spay.

All dogs have flaws?
I disagree.

You were told the mother tore the umbilical?
By the breeder I'm sure.
Did the breeder tell you if any of the littermates also had torn umbilicals?

The umbilical is not hard to fix, spaying at the same time would save money of course.
Breeding is up to you.

Moons.

Moons,
We had a female that had "hernias" in both litters she had "naturally"........her last litter was C-section.....not one hernia.
She was a very aggressive mother when delivering puppies.....(not aggressive-mean)....aggressive, as in wanting to do everything herself.....and VERY diligent to the puppies....too much.
She would be "excessive" in biting the umbilical cords, and caused the small hernias herself.
Only one ever needed to be repaired though.........
So...from the experience we have had with "that" female.......I can say, that the mothers can cause them easily.
jmo
Robin

These so-called hernias are not that uncommon. In Germany, nobody cares and if you tell them that it is an issue here, they shake their heads in disbelief. They are just delayed closures with fatty tissue bulges (no intestines are caught in there). Usually, they never cause a problem.
If I was a buyer, I would chose that anytime over litters resulting out of untitled and unproven dogs.
A female I bought from Germany as a titled proven bitch years ago had a good size bulge and never had a problem with that. None of her puppies had a delayed closure either. For me, not a genetic issue and nothing worth discussing. If one of my puppies had a bulge, I would disclose it to the buyer and if they decide not to purchase due to that circumstance, no problem.

Yes,

There were 2 others in her litter with these so called hernias.  Like crhuerta said the breeder told me she bit of the umbilical cords a little to "aggressive" and caused these delayed closures.  My vet told me she shouldn't carry a litter because it may cause problems in that area.  I just wanted to check on here to see if my vet was just telling me that to get me to spay her or if she would be fine carrying a litter.
 

She'll be fine carrying  a litter, but I say that from my own experience only. My bitch had an umbilical hernia which I had repaired even though my vet told me I was being vain and weird. She later had a litter without any trouble.