After last week's hunt I initially thought Mountain had a very large hematoma in front of her right rear leg, but after four days of the thing swelling out and then receding, off and on, I decided that there was a pretty good chance that the condition was actually a diaphragmatic hernia.
I went in to the vet today and they think it's a diaphragmatic hernia as well, so surgery is scheduled for Monday. Most diaphragmatic hernia's are congenital, but occassionally you will get one that results from a bad bite or a traumatic accident. Mountain's was from a groundhog bite.
Mountain's hernia is asymptomatic other than the robin egg-sized bulge on her left side; she is eating, running around, and does not appear to be in pain even when the area is massaged. Hopefully the incision will be small and she will be in the field again in two weeks time. Knock on wood!
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