Perineal hernia with bladder retroflexion in a female cocker spaniel

Perineal herniation in the bitch is rare and its complication by bladder re troflexion in the bitch has not been previously reported in the literature. This case report describes a multigravid, five-year-old female cocker span iel with bilateral perineal hernias, complicated by marked rectal sacculati on and ventral bladder retroflexion. The case was managed initially by cyst opexy and colopexy, followed seven days later by bilateral perineal hernior rhaphy. There was no recurrence of the problem by 12 months postsurgery.