Belly Buttons: What's Normal?

Pony · #1 05/10/14, 05:12 PM

Okay, here's the beautiful new gal born here on April 25.

And then there are pics of her belly button.

Is this normal? It is not red, not hot, not squishy. Just looks (to me) like she has a penis (it's not a penis).

Thoughts?

**mygoat** · #2 05/10/14, 05:54 PM

I've never seen one do that... doesn't mean its necessarily bad though. IT doesn't look herniated or infected, so I'd probably just continue to keep an eye on it to see if that changes at all.

Pony · #3 05/10/14, 06:33 PM

Thanks, Dona.

Has anyone seen this before?

Pony · #4 05/10/14, 09:15 PM

Anyone? Anyone?

Bueller? Bueller?

Alice In TX/MO · #5 05/10/14, 10:22 PM

Maybe it's just an "outie"?

Pony · #6 05/10/14, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Maybe it's just an "outie"?

Alice, I guffawed when I read your post, because Nick only just said, "Maybe it's not an innie - it's an outie!"

Now I'm thinking it's probably not a big deal, but may take some PTO Monday to run her out to Sally to be on the safe side.

LomahAcres · #7 05/10/14, 11:21 PM

I have seem some stick out a little - but that is quite a bit. She may still shrink up some more over time.

dozedotz · #8 05/11/14, 10:09 AM

Pony, One of our little girls had that exact same "look" this year. I took her to the vet $30.00) because she was sold and I thought it might be a hernia. No, said the vet...and this is the frustrating part...neither Mac nor I can remember what he called it!...Anyway, he said it will just go away. We both got the idea that whatever he called it, it was some kind of infection because when we mentioned to him that we always dip all the kids' in iodine at birth he said, "Well, that's fine, but it won't stop infection. If you want to stop infection, you have to strip the umbilical out and soak it completely." I said, "No, don't think I could do that." Anyway, whatever it was we told the buyer who is also buying a bred doe from us this fall that it would just go away and apparently it has.

Pony · #9 05/11/14, 11:29 AM

Thanks, Dozedotz. Talked to Em this morning, and she said essentially the same thing (minus the "infection" part).

Whew! So glad!

dozedotz · #10 05/11/14, 12:34 PM

LOL! We had the same conversation with Emily in a crowded restaurant with other people gagging while we explained to Emily about how the vet said we were supposed to essentially shred the umbilical and then soak it - with the screaming (I'm sure) infant goat attached and the mother trying to kill us!! Emily was her usual calm, smiling self...and said, "It will go away." I love Emily...she always brings me peace.

Cyngbaeld · #11 05/11/14, 01:16 PM

Am I supposed to be seeing anything except what looks like a dry stump? Lot of hair in the way.

I NEVER dip cords, don't strip them either. Some have been covered in dirt when I got to the kid. Never had an infection. I've seen a number of infections in newborn humans, even though the cord was treated with betadine. The biggest thing in any newborn is not to let that cord stay in a wet condition. In human babies that meant convincing the mom to fasten the diaper so it did not cover the navel. Goat babies that are not allowed to stay on wet bedding will have a dry cord and no problem.

Pony · #12 05/11/14, 01:48 PM

I stopped dipping a couple of years ago. Like Dozedotz, I think that stripping out the cord would be too traumatic for all involved.

As long as I know that this little one is fine, I'm not going to sweat it. I'd not seen this before, and this doeling is sold, so I wanted to be double-D-gosh-darned sure she was good to go.

And yes, Dozedotz, Emily is a comforting person.