[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by kalina82

I've seen this surgery many times. i don't know how your vet is doing this but it sounds like he's going thru the belly and then through the back end? you said this surgery is in two parts. can you explain? i've never heard of this being done, or the use of mesh, or bandaging for that matter. The only thing i can think of for two surgeries is if its a bilateral perineal hernia. Then we only do one side at a time.

I'm sure jack will do well with whatever your vet does. Just remember to give him metamucil for the next month to make things easier to come out.

Good questions. I had the same ones. First, after examining him, he thinks he can do the procedure in one part. And he's not going to use mesh. I'm not exactly sure where he's going to go in, but your description sounds logical.

The two-part procedure (which he's hoping to avoid) would be to go in and suture the affected organs in place. Two weeks later, he would go back in and repair the hernia. But with Jack, he thinks all he's going to have to do is repair the hernia. He'll use muscle to close the opening.

That's my layman's understanding anyway. He is a board-certified surgeon who several vets I've spoken to have raved about, so I'm pretty comfortable that he's the best to do the job.