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Originally Posted by BabyFidgette  I wrote a few months ago about my aunt's Yorkie who had something protruding out by the bottom of her ribcage. Well, she took her to the vet today and they told her it was pectus excavatum. I looked on the net and it seems that this is when the chest is sucked in. Zoie's is the opposite! Something is sticking out of her chest. I'm no vet, but this diagnosis seems weird. I thought it was a hernia, but the vet (who was young my aunt said) said it wasn't a hernia.
Anyone know about this defect? |
Is it possible that the chest
is sucked in at the top instead of curving out as it should be and because the top is sucked in it makes the bottom look like it is protruding more than normal?