Urinary stones in weathers?

[Adrienne]

I rarely catch my goats peeing, especially boys... it's funny because I sort of get excited when I see them doing it because it gives me a chance to look at their stance...since its so hard to get them like that otherwise...

 

So today I stopped and watched my weather pee...he seemed a bit more stretched out than normal, but I couldn't really say if that was true or not it has been so long since I saw this. It was at least a full minute I watched him, and I noticed that he didn't really have a stream, it was like a bunch of droplets... He didn't make any noise, and didn't seem to be in pain...

 

He was weathered around 3 months old, he has not had any grain since early June, and he is 6 months old today. Is it common for weathers who don't have any grain to develop this problem?

 

Is this something  I should get him to the vet right away for, or try to keep an eye on a while longer? Is there anything else it could be?

 

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Sounds like he's fine if he is peeing, and he is not in pain. If you're concerned, you could add ammonium chloride to his mineral mix, but it doesn't sound like he is at high risk, considering his age of wethering and his diet.

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

I wish I knew more to tell you... I do think that wethers can get stones. I've heard from some people that think early banding will do that, but I don't remember 3 months being considered early.