Goat vaginal discharge

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

mariette asselbergs — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:20:19 GMT

Yes as a life long goat farmer, this most probably is normal discharge at the end of the oestrus. It can look like pus but isn't. Your friend has probably noticed the goat being noisy and doing a lot of tail "wagging" days before this discharge?

Pseudopregnancy is common in goats (dairy goats) and mostly shows as a big extended seemingly pregnant abdomen, full udder, and sudden discharge of many liters of clear watery fluid. There are lots of publications about it.

Mariette

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Fiona French — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:51:43 GMT

I used to have a female goat, and I recall she used to have a clear, slimey vaginal discharge when in season. However, it should very very obvious if a goat is in season, as they spend from dawn to dusk bleating!

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Chris Geddes — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:10:38 GMT

False pregnancy does occur in humans, it is just rarer than in animals. A psychiatrist friend of mine had to treat a patient with false preg who was a virgin, thought she was giving birth to the second coming, and almost threw herself from a bridge.

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Lorna McHardy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:08:34 GMT

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? Homo sapiens ?

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No, I'm pretty sure it occurs in humans.

Sorry Kate, this is getting quite far away from your friend's goat. A quick google (I know, I know) suggests they produce gloopy stuff when in season. Whether the source is reliable or not, I have no idea

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Kate Richardson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:27:32 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]

[quote user="Lorna McHardy"]

Is there any mammal that can't have a phantom pregnancy? Just wondering... I'm sure I saw it in a hamster once

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? Homo sapiens ?

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They have them on Eastenders and Corrie. Not sure its a physiological problem though

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

bob lehner — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:54:37 GMT

[quote user="Lorna McHardy"]

Is there any mammal that can't have a phantom pregnancy? Just wondering... I'm sure I saw it in a hamster once

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? Homo sapiens ?

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Lorna McHardy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:28:13 GMT

[quote user="Kate Richardson"]

Ooh, that sounds interesting! I will google it! I didn't even know goats could have phantom pregnancies! Mind you, I don't know a lot about goats full stop!

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Is there any mammal that can't have a phantom pregnancy? Just wondering... I'm sure I saw it in a hamster once.

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

Kate Richardson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:32:06 GMT

Ooh, that sounds interesting! I will google it! I didn't even know goats could have phantom pregnancies! Mind you, I don't know a lot about goats full stop!

Re: Goat vaginal discharge

bob lehner — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:58:10 GMT

I vaguely remember something called 'cloudburst' in goats - clear discharge associated with phantom pregnancy ~????