Help? Do you now what this is?

[snowman610]

Was out checking my mare today and discovered something sticking out of her vulva. I have never seen anything like it. Attached a picture - does anyone know what this is?

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p-VZnCxtx7GsXSjatbqR9A?feat=directlink

Could not get the picture to link - click the link please!

 

[Tnavas]

No Idea but would love to know when you find out!

 

[Hebe]

Ive no idea but if i found something like that Id get the vet to check it out

 

[china]

send or email that picture to your vet.

 

[JanetGeorge]

I would suspect that she might be hermaphrodite - and what you can see there is a tiny rudimentary penis. I had an (apparently) ewe lamb once with the same problem - we first noticed it as she was weeing crooked and urine was running down her leg (she didn't wee through the rudimentary penis - it just diverted the urine flow.) If you palpate behind the udder you might find one or two small lumps (retained rudimentary testicles) or you might not.

However, it will need a full veterinary examination (and a chromosomal determination) to be sure. It could just be a small amount of vaginal tissue that has prolapsed for some reason.

There are varying degrees/types of hermaphrodites - a true hermaphodite will have male AND female organs - eg ovaries AND testicles. Or a pseudo-hermaphrodite, which only has one gonadal type but displays some signs of the other sex.

Veterinary advice called for!

 

[JanetGeorge]

I would suspect that she might be hermaphrodite - and what you can see there is a tiny rudimentary penis.

I asked the opinion of someone much more knowledgeable than me - and he offered this opinion.

"The vulva (what can be seen) looks normal and the position of the superfluous tissue appears rather high in the vulvar commissure for a pseudopenis, so I'd say it's either some type of odd tumor or some abnormal mucosal tissue growth much like skin tags and tongue buds in humans and some other species.

There are pseudo-hermaphrodite mares, but typically the vulva shows anomalies, as does the vagina itself. There is wide variation but this does not quite appear to be that kind of case due to size and positioning of the tissue in question."

So - vet advice still needed. Pictures can only do so much.