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My puppy has a lump near his penis. Could it be an umbilical hernia?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | 1 month and 30 days old

My pet got some bump r lump I do not know infront of his penis what to do ??

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 24th, 2017

If i can see correctly from the picture, your dog seems to have an umbilical hernia, this is a quite common problem and this will need to be repaired surgically eventually, it's usually done at the same time as neutering (around the age of 5-6 months).

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