Tabby is a young, beautiful goat who was brought to the cape animal sanctuary by a veterinarian who had been caring for her. tabby was born with a cleft palate, a hole in the roof of her mouth, so. Cleft palate. by debbie cassidy. a cleft palate occurs in goats as a congenital malformation. the cause is usually not known, however some plants (lupinus formosus) eaten by dams at 30-60 days gestation may be the cause.. The palate typically closes around 38 days after conception in goats and around 50 days in cows. but if the fetus isn�t physically active during that time, the position of the tongue prevents the closure, and a cleft palate results,� panter explains..
Baby with cleft palate discussion in 'goat frenzy' started by suellen, mar 23, 2010. mar 23, 2010 #1 . suellen new member. 467. mar 9, 2008 paragonah, utah news is this place in logan utah specializes in repairing cleft palates in goats. the (logan)vet says that it should be repairable and will work with my vet here if she is willing. suellen .. Cleft palate. when the roof of the mouth fails to close leaving an open ridge inside, which in itself would not be an issue except that this opens into the nasal/sinus cavity allowing feedstuffs to aspirate into the sinus and lungs.. Weinzweig , a plastic surgeon who specialized in cleft palate repair, and his team developed a method to cause cleft palates in fetal goats that are similar to clefts that occur in human fetuses. using their goat congenital model, the team developed a method to repair a congenital cleft palate in utero , or in the womb ..
