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Lisa, Regarding Jerry's condition being congenital or not...Honestly, my vet never mentioned post surgery whether it seemed to be congenital or trauma related, and I was just so relieved to have him back, I didn't ask her. Looking back, it could be trauma related, and he just handled whatever trauma...

Thankfully the intestines were not attached to the lung lobe, making it a bit easier for the vets. Jerry is doing great, the big trick seems to be keeping him from jumping onto things. You would think he would be in a lot more pain than he exhibits.

Christine

Jerry is home and doing well. He had a hole in the diaphragm that was about and inch and a half in diameter, but they were able to pull his intestines and liver down, and he's breathing normally. You would think he would be a little bit more appreciative, but he vets said he began hissing before he ...

Hi all, just wanted to let you know that Jerry was going in for surgery tomorrow morning, assuming all goes to plan. With any luck we'll be back to "normal" soon. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted.

Wish us luck!
Christine

At this point, the more I think about it, it's nearly impossible for me not to go through with the surgery. Both veterinarians that Jerry has gone to in the past seem as though they would be willing to do the surgery at about the same cost and with what seem to be the same qualifications, so at this...

I just brought back Jerry from the vet. The vet stated that the shaking technique you mentioned should work okay, she also mentioned the price that they would charge for the surgery and I saw the X-rays. His one lung is basically collapsed and you can see that mostly small intestines are in the cavi...

I took my approximately seven month old cat to the vet for coughing and difficulty breathing yesterday and today and he was diagnosed as having a diaphragmatic hernia, as seen on X-rays. The vet states that it's probably congenital as he has been kept indoors since we've had him (a friend found him ...

Thank you everyone. The vet checked out Gerry and thinks that the bumps are just reactions from his vaccinations. He couldn't really get a good feel of the lump by his groin because Gerry was less than cooperative, but he said to monitor the two and if they don't go away (or get bigger, more sensiti...

Hi all. I have had my kitten for a couple months now (he's about five months old now). Just Sunday I noticed a lump on him, above his hind leg. It's not very hard, feels sort of like a muscle flexing and is only noticeable when he's in certain positions. It also seems to be moveable if you rub again...