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Belly Button? The vet said Joel has an outie belly button, and said it was normal. I thought you weren't supposed to notice them. Anyone elses yorkie have an outie, how normal do you think it is? |
I didn't even know dogs had belly buttons?! I never noticed one on Mandie. Now, the poor girl is about to be manhandled lol |
Can you post a pic of Joel's belly button? I looked at Mandie and Shelby and I see nuttin. |
I'll try and get a pic when I get home. |
I've never seen one on any of my dogs. Hmm could it be a little hernia? I'll be intersted to see if anyone else has a dog with a belly button. |
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Oh my! There has a tiny lil lump about three inches up from where her spay incision would be, right in the center. I can't see anything on the surface of her skin, but I feel a tiny spot under her skin. Is that her belly button??? |
Leave it to Joel to have an outie. :) |
Poor Joel, I just get home and now I'm taking pics of his boy parts haha! http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...1_220557-1.jpg |
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I have never noticed any kind of belly button marking on my boys. Will look closer tonight. I don't want to alarm you, but is the doctor sure that is his belly button? Seems rather large for one, but I didn't know dogs had them in the first place. |
Ellie has an outie! It was cleared by her vet. Make sure it isn't a hernia... |
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Now I feel left out that none of my dogs ever had them. That is so neat. lol |
It is probably just fatty tissue that got trapped when the umbilical was closing. This article will explain it. Just keep an eye on it and if it does get any bigger then you will need to talk to the vet about it. Years ago I had a puppy that the vet and I thought she had a hernia but when he went in to do the surgery he discovered it was just trapped fatty tissue and not a true hernia. Umbilical Hernias |
I never noticed that on my girls either I did not know dogs had belly buttons. lol you learn something new every day. |
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Now all of us are going to flip our Yorkies and Biewers to see if they have belly buttons |
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My second Yorkie had that, too. I got her when she was 9 months old and she wasn't spayed yet. When I took her to a vet check, I pointed it out to the vet (it was easier to feel than it was to see). He took a "look see" the next week when she was spayed and said it was nothing but the remnants of a navel. |
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I would think that all mammals have belly buttons as that is where the umbilical cord was..,Huey has one, but his is flat- not innie or outie...:D |
I know it is a little old My boy has the same thing so I have researched it and talked to my vet. Conventional wisdom, however, does not differentiate between "true hernias" where there is a defect in the body wall, and "delayed closures", where a small bit of omentum slips out of the area before the umbilicus closes. The most common means of acquiring an umbilical hernia (delayed closure) is as a result of the umbilical cord being severed too close to the abdominal wall, when the mama dog bites off the umbilical cord too closely or is rough with the pup while whelping. Or that an area around the umbilical cord and belly simply did not grow fully closed and fuse together normally. Most don't need to be fixed the are just cosmetic, fatty tissue gets trapped outside when closing and leaves a bump (outie belly button) This type of hernia will not alter or hinder their lifestyle in any way. Keep in mind that a pup who acquires a hernia can still lead a healthy More info http://www.showdogsupersite.com/kenl...umbilical.html |
I just googled it and yes, they have belly buttons but usually hard to see. |
I just checked Winston's belly button, it's just flat. I told him his mommy chewed his umbilical cord "just right". Then I said not me, your real mommy...he thought I was his real mommy...lol!!! |
Kaji has more of an umbilical mark tmrahther than a true belly button. It's like a small scar right above his Mr Peeper. And now, yes, even I am flipping my sleepy puppy over to take a look. :) |
Cute thread! Of course dogs have "belly buttons". They are nothing more than scars from where the umbilicus enters the abdominal cavity. A small ring of muscle surrounds the entry area and closes down after the cord is severed, resulting in the "innie" or "outie". An umbilical hernia is different from an "outie". In a hernia, the muscle doesn't close properly, allowing intestine to slide in and out. Most of the time it's fairly harmless. But in some cases, the intestine gets trapped and strangulates; resulting in a medical emergency. Umbilical hernias are considered genetic defects. |
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