Hysterical pregnancy in a goat?
Zookeepers thought that one of our goats was pregnant, and she even started producing milk. Goats usually have a gestation, or pregnancy, of five months. When our female was a month overdue, we decided to call in our large animal veterinarian to examine her.
Our vet used an ultrasound machine to determine whether the goat was pregnant. She used ultrasound jelly on the probe, just like doctors use on people.
It takes a lot of skill to read an ultrasound. (It looks like wavy lines to me.)
There was no sign of a baby goat.
After a thorough exam and some medication for bloating, our female goat is totally back to normal.
Did you know...
It is common for otters to have a hysterical pregnancy. It is called a pseudopregnancy, and they even produce the hormones associated with a real pregnancy.
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