Umbilical hernia (dogs and cats)

Umbilical hernia refers to subcutaneous injection of abdominal organs through umbilical foramen. Its contents are mostly omentum, sickle ligament, small intestine and so on. , common in puppies. The umbilicus presents localized spherical swelling, soft to the touch, and a little nervous, and generally there is no inflammatory reaction such as redness, pain and heat. Non-adhesion cases can make the contents return to the abdominal cavity and touch the hernia wheel. In a few cases, the hernia contents are attached to the hernia sac, and the hernia contents cannot flow back to the abdominal cavity, resulting in incarcerated umbilical hernia, blood supply disorder, local swelling and pain, etc. Sick dogs and cats appear depressed, hunched back and abdomen, loss of appetite, and severe cases may appear shock.

therapeutic regimen

The principle of treatment is surgical treatment, anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

Perform umbilical hernia surgery.

[Prescription 1] Ampicillin, dog: 20 ~ 30mg/kg, taken orally, 2~3 times a day; 10 ~ 20mg/kg, intravenous drip/subcutaneous injection/intramuscular injection, 2~3 times a day.

[Prescription 2] Sonolin (amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium suspension), dog/cat: 0. 1ml/kg, intramuscular injection/subcutaneous injection, daily 1 time.

[Prescription 3] Amikacin, dog: 5~ 15 mg/kg, intramuscular injection/subcutaneous injection, 1~3 times, daily 1 time; Cat: 10 mg/kg, intramuscular injection/subcutaneous injection, 3 times a day.

[Prescription 4] Amoxicillin, dog: 10 ~ 20mg/kg, orally, 2~3 times a day for 5 days; 5~ 10 mg/kg, subcutaneous injection/intravenous drip/intramuscular injection, 2~3 times a day for 5 days.