Interesting Goat kid question/surprise **GRAPHIC PICS PG4**

[lasergrl]

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definately a good idea to get a vets opinion. Something to think about though, is that when a buck get a urinary blockage, they surgically create what this buckling has so that it can pee again and not get clogged up. Rerouting will be more cause for infection due to being opened from stem to stern, and thats if he lives through the surgery and anethesia. likely he doesnt have the correct mucus membranes for rerouting and you definately dont want urine passing through any tissue that isnt set up for that kind of corrosion. This is just what my gut says though.
I would be very interested to hear what the vet says, since its such an unusual defect. Its not that unuaul in humans, its actually weird it isnt seen more in goats.

 

[Peep Talk]

Thank you all for all of the good advice. I will see about getting everything looked at on him. I'm not sure on the whole trying to get the penis to be the one to pee instead of where it is coming out of because I really do not have that kind of money on hand to just throw into a goat. Yes, he is my pet and yes I love him...I will care for any problems that may arise with where everything is set up at right now, but I don't think I could ever be able to afford a surgery to that extent.

Also, I have to agree and say that if they do surgeries to reroute everything to this point to help pass blockages, then I would much rather keep him this way then have complications from an unneccessary surgery. That is what my gut is telling me also. I will get him looked at by a professional and I will decide from there.

 

[KellyHM]

#1. If you're going to disbud him you need to do it when he is 7-10 days old or it will turn into a very nast, bloody, painful procedure if done when he is older.

#2. There is absolutely no point in trying to "reroute" his plumbing, as his urethra is obviously not long enough to reach the penis. This way *might* make him more prone to UTIs (which can be easily cured with antibiotics), but will make him much less likely to have issues with calculi (which are often fatal).

#3. Neutering him is still a good idea and can be done with a band or at the vet.

#4. P.S. I'm a vet.

 

[Redcatcher]

I have seen a couple of horses almost identical to this and there was never a need for gelding or surgery of any kind. They never exhibited any sexual behavior since I think the mix of hormones produced by both the testis and the ovaries prevented either from developing.

 

[lasergrl]

The problem with that is, they dont have ovaries and testes, they have one or the other or a set of gonads that have failed to decide wich way they wanna go

True hermaphrodites, that have two sets of organs, are even more rare then the type that is niether one nor the other. We often mislabel these failure to develop into either male or female, as hermaphrodites. Its all so interesting. In humans, they do often fail to go through puberty (according to the health channal haha)

This one does have testes so, they need to go