If the umbilical cord is not cared for properly, it can lead to navel infection.
Download Puppy Umbilical Cord Scar
Background. When he is born and the umbilical cord falls off, he is left with a scab that heals into a scar, which you can see on his belly's skin. The dog's belly button isn't a pronounced cavity like a human's.
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When infected, the umbilical cord will become swollen and red and an abscess may develop from which pus will be drained. When he is born and the umbilical cord falls off, he is left with a scab that heals into a scar, which you can see on his belly's skin. Unlike humans, the size of a dog's umbilical cord is very small.
What happens to the umbilical cord when a puppy is born?
Unlike humans, the size of a dog's umbilical cord is very small. In fact, a mother dog will bite and break each puppy's umbilical cord right after birth. The protruding umbilical cord scar extends outwards, but is cleft in two by a fissure which extends part or all the way through the umbilical cord scar. This umbilical cord helps in getting the nutrition inside the womb.
