forgot to add to the enviromental point that I mentioned " jumping from high places" in a young puppy can cause a hernia. No ,if your puppy jumps from the couch one time does not mean rush to the vet cause he/she is going to have a hernia.
But continued repeated jumping down from a high place can cause a hernia.
Who is to say how many and how high- but should be considered.
I always say to watch the jumping because of the knees guess should mention hernia also to new buyers |