Elvis has a.....:( /update/pictures

[Amber]

Hernia. :( When Elvis had a vet appt last Wednesday, our veternarian discovered Elvis had a very small herina. It's not something to worry about he said, but me i'm just hope he's okay. He pushed it back in "I guess". But when Elvis gets neutered he is gonna check on it.

Also. Our vet suggested we wait till Elvis is at least 6 months old before we neuter him. Because we wanted to get it done. (see my thread in dog health) Because he said that male puppies need this hormone to mature or something. So I guess we have to wait which sucks.


yeah, so even though this hernia thing was small, please hope it stays that way.

(Can anyone explain to me what a hernia actually is? I had a hard time understanding it the way our vet was.)

Oh yeah! Yesterday we took Elvis to PETS SUPPLIES PLUS and it was his first time to be around strange people and animals. He did absolutly GREAT! He walked so nicely on the leash beside me. Although he kept trying to jump in the pile of toys, that was out. haha silly boy. He was prolly thinking "Oh boy! This must be heaven!" :D My mom says that since Elvis did so great we can keep taking him up there when I have more money. Yay!
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Elvis got a new collar w/ new leash, A squeaky elephant toy, 2 ID tags. and I got a puppy magazine.

I also have some pictures to share. :o

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/peb780300846a36a86b0ca42f7c605844/f8133a92.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/p5689b97a3d5acc480c7250db9d4df690/f8133a6a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/pa3d7e7686c16902efb8e74cddda8b0b3/f80f5841.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/p6e5a53a5a3ab10a71c9c65df7f7e8f3e/f80f557f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/p9d380d05b713aaaba4e237d551b2f35c/f80f558d.jpg
^ My magazine (( very helpful ;) ))

His leash looks exactly like the collar.

Thanks for letting me blabber! lol, thought I would update you guys anyway. :)

[jenfer]

Gigi has a rather big hernia and she was spayed at 6 months. I was worried too, but it's not that bad. ;) Easy for me to say now. haha... Anyway, I think hernia is when the umbilical cord not healing properly?

[jenfer]

Here is a pic of Gigi's hernia.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/jenfer/gigi/88311535805_0_ALB.jpg

[DogLover9501]

Piddle also had a hernia from the cord, on his belly button and also had it removed when he was neutered, no problems :)

[Amber]

Oh man, that looks uncomfortable. :(

So is Gigi all better with her hernia?


I hope she is...

[Tweety_Pie]

Taffy had a hernia when she was a pup too... she got it removed when she got spayed and there was no problem at all.

Elvis is SOOOOOOO adorable!!!! :D His new collar is really cute!:D

[jenfer]

The hernia didn't bother her (I don't think)... it does nothing... just there. It was fixed when she was spayed. She is looking hot now. haha... (hot dog!) Sorry for being silly. :o

[Amber]

hahaha she is a "hot dog" a cute one at that! :D

So all is good? I can stop worrying now..


Thanks! Glad Taffy is better & Gigi :)

[Tweety_Pie]

**cough** need to see more Katie and Elvis pics!

[binka_nugget]

What a cute collar! And what a gorgeous, handsome boy he is! :D

[dappledoxie]

Aww poor Elvis, yeah we have quite a few pups with umbillical hernias come in and they usually do wait to fix them when spayed/neuterd. Since they're there and won't have to do multiple surgeries. There can be different hernias and I'm not saying this is the full complete answer but basically hernias are where there is like a tear (I guess you would say) in the under layer of the skin allowing for part of the inside to kinda slip out, big ones are more of a worry but small ones they don't seem to worry too much about, they just keep an eye on em. :) I hope that makes sense... lol

[molucass]

Molly had a big hernia when she was younger, and we too got it removed when we got her spayed. She's fine now... :)

Elvis is sooo cute! :) He doesn't even look like the same doggie with that hair cut.

[Amber]

Thanks all!

Yes, yes more katie and elvis pictures...I'm on it tonight! I'll take some more. :)

Okay, so the hernia will be removed when he's neutered? thats, good! :D

lol, I know what you mean molucass. From such a shaggy coated dog to a properly cutted schnauzer. :p

in the attachment was what he looked before

[countrycowgirl]

chewie has a small one tha twill be removed when she goes to get fixed next week;)

[ramanth]

Elvis is a cutie!

My cat Chance had a hernia when he was a kitten. The vet removed it when he was neutered. Chance was a-okay. :)

[primabella]

Oh he's so adorable!! :D

I think you should get him spayed at 6 months as well. The vet and Mickey's breeder both recommended it as the best age to get it done. :) Hopefully something can be done for his hernia.

[prechrswife]

Max had a hernia as a puppy, as well. The vet fixed it when we had him neutered.

[Amber]

I'm glad Elvis isn't the only one that has a hernia.

Thankyou Everyone! :D

[wolfie]

Oh, poor Elvis. He'll be okay though when the vets fix it for him. ^_^ Great pics too - the collar is cute!

[Amber]

Thanks Rachel! :D

[anna_66]

Now don't worry yourself. Roxey also had a hernia when she was a puppy (it was taken care of before I brought her home) and she's never had any problems. So I'm just sure Elvis will be just fine:D

The pictures were adorable and I'm glad that he did so good at the store!

[MariaM]

I don't really know much about Hernia's, but from reading all the posts it sounds like he will probably be ok. His new collar is really cute! :) I'm glad Elvis did good at the store, I can just imagine Major, he'd be a HORRIBLE little devil!