[Jacob-list] Ectopic Ureter in a baby ewe

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Darn the luck!  Got a perfectly marked ewe, just a doll... But I  noticed 
that every time I picked her up, her backside was wet.....Id seen her  pee 
normally, squatting.. But she was always soaked!
 
Went to the vet yesterday, when she was 3 days old.  Vet says likely a  bad 
plumbing job,... Ectopic Uteter.. Basically one of her kidneys is normally  
routed.. the other ureter is too long, and instead of dumping into the bladder,  
dumps into the urinary tract.
 
We dont know this for certain, as it COULD be a mis functioning aspect  
somewhere else.
 
She said that it would be a good thing to look into my breed, to see if  this 
is a known problem, as it is in some dog breeds.  And that  it could be  
genetic fault, but could also be a freak birth defect  with no way of telling 
which one.
 
Her twin sister  urinates normally and has no incontinence  issues.
 
SO, What I am asking, is if any of you have ever had this occur in your  
lambs?  The vet said if I get a response from others that, yes , they have  had 
lambs like this.. I'm probably looking at a potential genetic issue that is  
passed on some lines.... Where as if this is pretty much unheard of, it is  
likely a birth defect, and something just didn't come together right while she  was 
developing.
 
This will make a big impact on wether we keep her twin, and her mother as  
breeding animals, or not.
 
Unfortunately, if she is indeed a Ectopic Ureter, the lamb is probably  going 
to be a locker lamb.
 
At this point, we shaved her hind end, and are keeping her slathered in  
Desitin to prevent urine scald.
 
Sure hoping this is a sphincter issue and not Ectopic Ureter.
 
Curious of any insight you may have.



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