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  • tanzaT

    @etzbseder:

    While I've got people looking at this, my B also has a minor umbilical hernia, I was wondering, how big of an issue is it, and should I get him fixed. Do the potential problems get overweighed by the benefits?

    Umbilical hernia are NO problem… 75% of all Basenjis have them... when you have him neutered they can fix it then.

    A couple of my girls had quite large ones and were never a problem not even then they whelped litters

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • QuercusQ

    @etzbseder:

    While I've got people looking at this, my B also has a minor umbilical hernia, I was wondering, how big of an issue is it, and should I get him fixed. Do the potential problems get overweighed by the benefits?

    That is usually not a big deal. The majority of Basenjis are born with umbilical hernias.

    Should you get him fixed? As in neutered? Yes. Should you get the hernia fixed? They could do it when they neuter him if it bothers you…but it isn't a health concern unless it is quite big.

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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