The puppy that Im planning on getting was at the vets today for its checkup/shots and was diagnosed with having a ingunial hernia
. I spoke in great lengths with the woman Im getting the puppy from and the vet that she had the puppy at and Im still undecided on what to do. The vet that the puppy saw said that he has never seen one get twisted before and require surgery (hes been a vet for a very long time) but he wasnt going to promise that it wouldnt happen. He said that it could be repaired now but with the puppy being so small that he doesnt recommend it for 2 reasons, because of the risk of the anesthia (sp?) and the fact that the tissue is so small and soft that the sutures wouldnt hold anyways, so he highly recommend that we wait and do the repair at the same time of his nuetering. Im very attached to this puppy as well as my family is, we watched him grow up however Im petrified that something terrible will happen. If anyone can give me so more info on this it would be greatly appreciated. I did do some research on the computer but everything I found either scared the crap out of me or blew it off as being normal occurance.
wanted to add that I know this is a genetic condition and all animals involved should be fixed and its already been discussed.
