Jackie, Good question! Umbilical hernias are extremely common in Berners, and most of the time it is something that never bothers the dog. (We would probably pay a great deal more attention to it if there weren't much bigger issues to worry about!) Here are the statistics from the BMDCA health survey, out of 1322 responses there were:
249 Umbilical hernias 1 – strangulated 2 – needed repair 28 – repair not needed, done anyway 11 – resolved no surgery Two of my 3 berners had hernias, one was small the other about the size of a pecan, neither ever had a problem with them, although I always checked them frequently. Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
