My little Alex had bilateral hernias before I adopted him. He actually had surgery to repair both hernias just a few weeks before I brought him home. According to his foster mom, the surgery was quite simple. He had to remain relatively calm for a week or so afterwards, so spent a lot of time in a kennel, but healed up just fine and was bouncing around soon after.
He is now about 5 months post surgery and you can barely see the scars. I can still feel some of the mesh/stitches under his skin where they repaired the hernias, but my vet says this is normal and does not anticipate any future complications related to the procedure.
Just make sure they do a blood panel before the procedure to ensure that your little girl is healthy enough to undergo the anesthesia.
From what I was told, recovery is pretty straightforward - just ensure that you have a good elizabethian collar to prevent her from chewing on the sutures.
Oh - also maybe get some baby onesies to help keep the surgical sites clean and out of her mouth. I've used onsies on my dogs for other reasons and they are a great post-surgery option.
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