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Umbilical and inguinal hernias are very common in the Shih Tzu. It can be congenital or acquired. In acquired hernias, there is usually some history of trauma, such as at birth with the umbilical cord is cut to short or over-train on the line during the cutting. Congenital hernias involve the diaphragm or the abdominal wall. There are three main types of the diaphragm. You are peritoneopericardial where to be found in the intestinesPericardium; pleuropetioneal in the stomach contents are found in the thoracic cavity and hiatal, in which the abdominal esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and / or parts of the stomach protrude from the hiatus of the diaphragm into the chest cavity.

Clinical symptoms vary from no symptoms of a severe, depending on the level of the herniated disc tissue and its effect on the body is repression. Hiatus hernia is "sliding" and result in clinical signs ofReflux esophagitis (anorexia, salivation and / or vomiting), which may come and go. The definitive diagnosis is done by radiology, and the contrast, studies need to confirm. Correction of all afrementioned hernia is best performed by an operation.

With abdominal wall hernias include umbilical, inguinal, or scrotal. An umbilical hernia is secondary to failure of the normal closure of the umbilical ring and result in deformation of the abdominal wall. In small animals, if theHernia is small, the correction is best at the time of castration, and this is best done not earlier than 6 months old cause. Sometimes a small umbilical hernia, or achieved on its own by the time the dog age 6 months have been closed. If not, then it is most generally recommended is to be closed during the sterialization process. If you do not plan to sterialize your pet, then the hernia after 6 months of age can be repaired, and preferably not until then, unlessis a medical reason to do so.