pooping from where her tail should be

[chkinut]

one of my new RIR that i got from a hatchery is pooping from a hole that is positioned where her tail should be, and she doesn't have a tail. she's acting fine, except that it looks like she has pasty butt all the time. when i took her in to clean her today, upon closer examination, i saw that she doesn't have a tail, but instead has a vent where the tail SHOULD be. also when i cleaned her today, a BUNCH of poop came out of the poor lil' thing in the sink. so i wonder if anyone has experienced this? and i wonder if she'll make it in the long run?

 

[RAWR]

thats the first i've heard it, but i'm sure the porr little thing will be okay. She won't look the same as the others, but that'll make her special

 

[ChickadeeMom]

is she crossed with something rumpless maybe? i dont know anything about anything really but its just a suggestion.

 

[rancher hicks]

Pics would help. I've had a couple of bosses who talked out of theirs.

thanks

rancher

 

[columbiacritter]

Sounds like a spontaneous mutation of what makes Arucaunas rumpless. Not sure if they have pooping issues. I know manx cats who have both genes for tailless are frequently without a working sphincter so just dribbly poop all the time.

 

[Katy]

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2 of my manx had that issue....not fun to deal with at all in a house cat.

 

[chkinut]

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hmmm....could be the case with her. well, she came from a hatchery, so i would think they would be purebred. she waddles like a little penguin too. i mean she has absolutely no tail and the hole is right where the tail should be. i'll try to get hubby to get a pic of her next time i wash her. and if she has no sphincter, i wonder how this will impede egg laying later on?

 

[columbiacritter]

GO to the auracana link int he breeds section and ask if the pooping issue is a problem with their rumpless. They can probably answer questions about her laying potential too.

 

[chkinut]

thanks! i'll do that!