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Post by highlandmad on Nov 1, 2013 21:08:33 GMT
Has anyone ever had a youngster with and umbilical hernia that has healed/disappeared
when I got my mare as a yearling she had a umbilical hernia, the vet looked it over and said she would be fine, she is now 4 and the lump has reduced lots in size. the vet is due out for her vac's in jan and I will be getting the vet to look at her again as id like to put her in foal but was told wen she was young that having the hernia meant she couldn't be put in foal.
just wondering if anyone had experienced anything like this
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Post by apple123 on Nov 1, 2013 23:00:15 GMT
Has anyone ever had a youngster with and umbilical hernia that has healed/disappeared when I got my mare as a yearling she had a umbilical hernia, the vet looked it over and said she would be fine, she is now 4 and the lump has reduced lots in size. the vet is due out for her vac's in jan and I will be getting the vet to look at her again as id like to put her in foal but was told wen she was young that having the hernia meant she couldn't be put in foal. just wondering if anyone had experienced anything like this One of mine has a hernia, he had it a while before he came to me & has not caused him any problems :-) My cat has one too lol but the vets said to leave it alone & he's never been bothered either |
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Post by Louise Dixon on Nov 2, 2013 8:46:18 GMT
I had a gelding with one, I would say it stayed the same size as he grew, so looked much smaller in comparison to him, if that makes sense. Obviously breeding wasn't an issue in his case, so I don't know about that, but I guess the worry would be that the increase in volume/pressure inside the body cavity would push gut out through the hole.
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Post by melody on Nov 2, 2013 13:45:49 GMT
I bought a youngster with one. I decided to get it repaired, which my vet did easily at home.
I did put her in foal, and she was fine, but the foal also had a small hernia when it was born. I found out that the mare my fily was out of had also had a hernia, so it is def. a hereditary condition.
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Post by highlandmad on Nov 3, 2013 12:05:14 GMT
Thanks for that. I was told that even if she had it repaired she wouldn't of been able to be put in foal. ill ask about this wen the vet next comes out
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Post by lampshade on Nov 5, 2013 14:40:14 GMT
Hi
My filly had one, the vet checked her when they came to do the passport and microchip. She said to give it time it may disappear. She was right it did.
I do know of another filly with one but hers is still with her now at 3 years old. The vet said that it was too small to operate on and to leave it alone. This filly is a very pretty coloured who would do well in a show ring if it wasn't for this hernia.
As far as breeding from a filly that has had one that disappeared, I'm not sure. I would ask your vet about that one.
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Post by frank123 on Dec 26, 2013 22:33:02 GMT
We've had babies with them that have shrunk and disappeared and had them 'ringed' by a vet at the same time as castrations. As a regard to risk of breeding from said horses I'm unsure and would be interested to find out what your vet says.
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