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<blockquote data-quote="redcowsrule33" data-source="post: 621309" data-attributes="member: 8629"><p>Most hernias in cattle that occur there are umbilical hernias that occurred at birth. Some animals have a very prominent umbilical stump that is not a hernia, just tissue. It may be that she had this all along and now it stands out due to the hair loss. She may have slightly frost-bit it. I have some cows that lose hair there during the summer from gnats. Is this areas swollen or is is floppy? If it is very swollen (feels like a filled balloon) then it could be a hernia. It would be unusual for a grown animal to acquire an umbilical hernia unless she had some inherent weakness there and the increased abdominal pressure from the fetus and feed has pushed some abdominal fat into the area. If there was intestine in there she would not be doing well based on the small size I suspect. My vote based on the pictures is a prominent umbilical stump made more obvious by hair loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redcowsrule33, post: 621309, member: 8629"] Most hernias in cattle that occur there are umbilical hernias that occurred at birth. Some animals have a very prominent umbilical stump that is not a hernia, just tissue. It may be that she had this all along and now it stands out due to the hair loss. She may have slightly frost-bit it. I have some cows that lose hair there during the summer from gnats. Is this areas swollen or is is floppy? If it is very swollen (feels like a filled balloon) then it could be a hernia. It would be unusual for a grown animal to acquire an umbilical hernia unless she had some inherent weakness there and the increased abdominal pressure from the fetus and feed has pushed some abdominal fat into the area. If there was intestine in there she would not be doing well based on the small size I suspect. My vote based on the pictures is a prominent umbilical stump made more obvious by hair loss. [/QUOTE]
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